Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa

42°14′36″N 91°53′25″W / 42.24333°N 91.89028°W / 42.24333; -91.89028Country United StatesState IowaCountyBentonArea • Total118 km² (45.56 sq mi) • Land117.76 km² (45.47 sq mi) • Water0.24 km² (0.09 sq mi)  0.2%Elevation265 m (869 ft)Population • Total1,803 • Density15.3/km² (39.7/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0468554

Polk Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,803.^[1]

Polk Township was founded in 1848.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Polk Township covers an area of 45.56 square miles (118 square kilometers); of this, 45.47 square miles (117.76 square kilometers, 99.8 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers, 0.2 percent) is water.

• Urbana

• Cheney at 42°15′15″N 91°55′39″W / 42.254159°N 91.927400°W / 42.254159; -91.927400
• Spencers Grove at 42°17′04″N 91°52′09″W / 42.284436°N 91.869065°W / 42.284436; -91.869065

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

• Manatheka at 42°13′40″N 91°52′14″W / 42.227771°N 91.870455°W / 42.227771; -91.870455

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

• Homer Township, Buchanan County (north)
• Cono Township, Buchanan County (northeast)
• Grant Township, Linn County (east)
• Fayette Township, Linn County (southeast)
• Washington Township, Linn County (southeast)
• Benton Township (south)
• Taylor Township (southwest)
• Harrison Township (west)
• Jefferson Township, Buchanan County (northwest)

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cox, Kisling, Saint Marys, Spencers Grove and Urbana.

• Interstate 380
• Iowa Highway 150
• Iowa Highway 363
• Iowa Highway 920

• Center Point-Urbana Community School District
• North Linn Community School District
• Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

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

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

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