Fremont Township, Benton County, Iowa
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|area_total_km2 = 93.85
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|population_total = 1736
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Fremont Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,736.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2009-05-07 }}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Fremont Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.85 square kilometers).
=Cities, towns, villages=
=Adjacent townships=
- Canton Township (north)
- Fayette Township, Linn County (northeast)
- Clinton Township, Linn County (east)
- Fairfax Township, Linn County (southeast)
- Florence Township (south)
- St. Clair Township (southwest)
- Eldorado Township (west)
- Eden Township (northwest)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains these three cemeteries: Fix, Raetz and Saint Stephens.
=Major highways=
School districts
- Benton Community School District
- Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
Political districts
- Iowa's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 39
- State Senate District 20
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
External links
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{{Portal|Iowa}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Fremont-Benton-IA.html City-Data.com]
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Category:Townships in Benton County, Iowa