Pleasant Valley Township, Fayette County, Iowa

Pleasant Valley Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Coordinates: 42°56′58″N 91°40′09″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Fayette
Area
• Total	36.67 sq mi (94.99 km2)
• Land	36.64 sq mi (94.89 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	1,033 ft (315 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,002
• Density	27/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	52135, 52141, 52175
GNIS feature ID	0468545

Pleasant Valley Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,002.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (94.99 square kilometers); of this, 36.64 square miles (94.89 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers, 0.11 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Elgin

Unincorporated towns

• Brainard at 42.9308136°N 91.7051558°W / 42.9308136; -91.7051558

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Clermont Township (north)
• Grand Meadow Township, Clayton County (northeast)
• Marion Township, Clayton County (east)
• Highland Township, Clayton County (southeast)
• Illyria Township (south)
• Westfield Township (southwest)
• Union Township (west)
• Dover Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Brainard, Elgin and God's Acres.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 18
• Iowa Highway 56

School districts

• North Fayette Valley Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 1st congressional district
• State House District 24
• State Senate District 12

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