Bingham Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 43°12′48″N 93°54′48″W / 43.21333°N 93.91333°W / 43.21333; -93.91333
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyHancock
Area
 • Total35.36 sq mi (91.58 km2)
 • Land35.28 sq mi (91.38 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)  0.22%
Elevation
1,250 ft (381 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total487
 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50423, 50480, 50483, 50484
GNIS feature ID0467454

Bingham Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 487.[1]

History

Bingham Township was organized in 1878.[2] Bingham is the name of John Bingham, a pioneer settler from England.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bingham Township covers an area of 35.36 square miles (91.6 km2) (91.58 square kilometers); of which 35.28 square miles (91.4 km2) (99.78 percent) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (0.22 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bingham Township, Christian Reformed and Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Major highways

School districts

  • Titonka Consolidated School District
  • Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 653.
  3. ↑ History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 259–260.
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