Leroy Township, Benton County, Iowa

Leroy Township
Leroy Township
Township
	Location in Benton County
	Coordinates: 41°54′39″N 92°07′52″W / 41.91083°N 92.13111°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Benton
Area
• Total	92.67 km2 (35.78 sq mi)
• Land	92.47 km2 (35.7 sq mi)
• Water	0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi) 0.22%
Elevation	260 m (853 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,099
• Density	11.9/km2 (30.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	52209, 52257
GNIS feature ID	0468206

Leroy Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,099.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Leroy Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles (92.67 square kilometers); of this, 35.7 square miles (92.47 square kilometers, 99.78 percent) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 square kilometers, 0.22 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Blairstown
Luzerne (east half)

Adjacent townships

Union Township (north)
Eldorado Township (northeast)
St. Clair Township (east)
Washington Township, Iowa County (southeast)
Marengo Township, Iowa County (south)
Honey Creek Township, Iowa County (southwest)
Iowa Township (west)
Kane Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: International, Old International, Pleasant Hill and Stringtown (historical).

Lakes

Hannen Lake

Landmarks

Hannen Park

School districts

Belle Plaine Community School District
Benton Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 3rd congressional district
State House District 39
State Senate District 20

References

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.

External links

[1] "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.

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