Union Township, Story County, Iowa

Union Township
Township
Location in Story County
Coordinates: 41°54′24″N 093°31′19″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Story
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (94 km2)
• Land	36.2 sq mi (94 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.0%
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,253
• Density	35/sq mi (14/km2)
ZIP Code	50046
Area code	515

Union Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1253.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 36.3 square miles (94 km²) and contains the incorporated town of Cambridge. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery: the Cambridge Cemetery.

Interstate 35 runs north and south through the township. County Road E29 and Iowa Hwy 210 runs east-west.

The Skunk River flows from the northwest to the southeast through the township.

Story County maintains the Askew Bridge/Cambridge Pond recreational site at the intersection of 290th Street and R70. This 13-acre (53,000 m²) borrow pit site contains a 4-acre (16,000 m²) pond surrounded by native vegetation. Along with hunting and fishing, this area provides a Skunk River Water Trail Canoe Access.

The county also maintains the Christiansen Forest Preserve at 55973 310th Street. It is a 45-acre (180,000 m²) wooded tract at the western edge of the township, continuing into Palestine Township. It was donated to the conservation board in 1985 by Charles Christiansen and is designated as a wildlife refuge (no hunting is allowed). The preserve offers hiking, off-road biking, and bluebird trails. Equestrians are not allowed at the preserve. There is a replica of a colonial-times cabin built by Ballard school students.

Union Township is adjacent to Indian Creek, Grant and Palestine townships.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com