Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa

Orient Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 572.[3]

Orient Township, Adair County
Township
Coordinates: 41°12′08″N 094°24′50″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2)
 • Land35.2 sq mi (91.17 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total572
 • Density16.3/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-93198[2]
GNIS feature ID0468472

History

Orient Township was organized in 1869.[4]

Geography

Orient Township covers an area of 35.26 square miles (91.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Orient. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Orient.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "IA - Orient township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 121.



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