Center Township, Fayette County, Iowa

Center Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fayette County
Coordinates: 42°51′59″N 91°54′28″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Fayette
Area
• Total	36.73 sq mi (95.13 km2)
• Land	36.69 sq mi (95.03 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	353
• Density	9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50655, 50674, 52142, 52147, 52164
GNIS feature ID	0467576

Center Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 353.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Center Township covers an area of 36.73 square miles (95.13 square kilometers); of this, 36.69 square miles (95.03 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers, 0.12 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

The town of Randalia is located in Center township. It is the only incorporated community. The disincorporated community of Donnan was located at 42.8960907°N 91.8779435°W / 42.8960907; -91.8779435.

Adjacent townships

• Windsor Township (north)
• Union Township (northeast)
• Westfield Township (east)
• Smithfield Township (southeast)
• Harlan Township (south)
• Fremont Township (southwest)
• Banks Township (west)
• Bethel Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Center Grove, Dunham's Grove and Fayette County Farm.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 93

Airports and landing strips

• Hawk Landing Strip

Landmarks

• Twin Bridges County Park (west three-quarters)

School districts

• North Fayette Community School District
• West Central Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 1st congressional district
• State House District 18
• State Senate District 9

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com