Washington Township, Fremont County, Iowa

Washington Township
Township
Location in Fremont County
Coordinates: 40°38′29″N 95°41′51″W / 40.64139°N 95.69750°WCoordinates: 40°38′29″N 95°41′51″W / 40.64139°N 95.69750°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Fremont
Area
• Total	51.24 sq mi (132.71 km^2)
• Land	50.62 sq mi (131.11 km^2)
• Water	0.62 sq mi (1.6 km^2)  1.21%
Elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	350
• Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	51640, 51648, 51652
GNIS feature ID	0468916[2]

Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 350 and it contained 155 housing units.^[1]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Washington Township covered an area of 51.24 square miles (132.7 km²); of this, 50.62 square miles (131.1 km²) (98.79 percent) was land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) (1.21 percent) was water.^[1]

Cemeteries

The township contains Austin Cemetery,^[3] Baker Cemetery,^[4] Brown Cemetery,^[5] Buckham Cemetery,^[6] Frost Cemetery,^[7] Hamburg Cemetery,^[8] Lovelady Cemetery,^[9] Means Cemetery,^[10] Saint Marys Cemetery^[11] and Slusher Cemetery.^[12]

Transportation

• Interstate 29
• Iowa Highway 2
• Iowa Highway 333
• U.S. Route 275

School districts

• Hamburg Community School District
• Sidney Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 23
• State Senate District 12

References

• "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
2. "Washington Township, Fremont County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
3. "Austin Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
4. "Baker Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
5. "Brown Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
6. "Buckham Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
7. "Frost Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
8. "Hamburg Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
9. "Lovelady Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
10. "Means Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
11. "Saint Marys Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
12. "Slusher Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-23.

External links

• City-Data.com