Bingham Township, Hancock County, Iowa

43°12′48″N 93°54′48″W / 43.21333°N 93.91333°W / 43.21333; -93.91333Country United StatesState IowaCountyHancockArea • Total35.36 sq mi (91.58 km²) • Land35.28 sq mi (91.38 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km²)  0.22%Elevation1,250 ft (381 m)Population • Total487 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0467454

Bingham Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. 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

• Woden

Adjacent townships

• Grant Township, Winnebago County (north)
• Linden Township, Winnebago County (northeast)
• Crystal Township (east)
• Britt Township (southeast)
• Orthel Township (south)
• Wesley Township, Kossuth County (southwest)
• Buffalo Township, Kossuth County (west)
• German Township, Kossuth County (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 111

School districts

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

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 11
• State Senate District 6

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com