Bethel Township, Fayette County, Iowa

Bethel Township
Township

Location in Fayette County
Coordinates: 42°57′10″N 92°01′05″W / 42.95278°N 92.01806°W / 42.95278; -92.01806Coordinates: 42°57′10″N 92°01′05″W / 42.95278°N 92.01806°W / 42.95278; -92.01806
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Fayette
Area
 • Total 36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2)
 • Land 36.09 sq mi (93.46 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation 1,115 ft (340 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 297
 • Density 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 50674, 52147, 52171
GNIS feature ID 0467450

Bethel Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 297.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bethel Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.54 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.46 square kilometers, 99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.09 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bethel, Pitts and Richfield.

Major highways

School districts

  • North Fayette Valley Community School District
  • Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Bethel township, Fayette County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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