Pleasant Valley Township, Fayette County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°56′58″N 91°40′09″W / 42.94944°N 91.66917°W / 42.94944; -91.66917 (2010)
52135, 52141, 52175
Pleasant Valley Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,002.[1]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (94.99 square kilometers); of this, 36.64 square miles (94.89 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers, 0.11 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Brainard at 42°55′51″N 91°42′19″W / 42.9308136°N 91.7051558°W / 42.9308136; -91.7051558
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Clermont Township (north)
- Grand Meadow Township, Clayton County (northeast)
- Marion Township, Clayton County (east)
- Highland Township, Clayton County (southeast)
- Illyria Township (south)
- Westfield Township (southwest)
- Union Township (west)
- Dover Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Brainard, Elgin and God's Acres.
Major highways
School districts
- North Fayette Valley Community School District
Political districts
- Iowa's 1st congressional district
- State House District 24
- State Senate District 12
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pleasant Valley township, Fayette County, Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com