Oran Township, Fayette County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°41′05″N 92°01′27″W / 42.68472°N 92.02417°W / 42.68472; -92.02417Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyFayetteArea

• Total36.66 sq mi (94.94 km²) • Land36.65 sq mi (94.91 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

1,027 ft (313 m)Population

(2010)

• Total760 • Density21/sq mi (8.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50629, 50662

GNIS feature ID0468467

Oran Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 760.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Oran Township covers an area of 36.66 square miles (94.94 square kilometers); of this, 36.65 square miles (94.91 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Fairbank (partial)

Unincorporated towns

Oran at 42°42′05″N 92°04′29″W / 42.701372°N 92.074620°W / 42.701372; -92.074620

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

Adjacent townships

Fremont Township (north)
Harlan Township (northeast)
Jefferson Township (east)
Hazleton Township, Buchanan County (southeast)
Fairbank Township, Buchanan County (south)
Lester Township, Black Hawk County (southwest)
Franklin Township, Bremer County (west)
Dayton Township, Bremer County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fairbank, Immaculate Conception, Oran Township and Oran Township.

Major highways

Iowa Highway 3

Airports and landing strips

Oelwein Municipal Airport

School districts

Oelwein Community School District
Wapsie Valley Community School District
West Central Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 1st congressional district
State House District 18
State House District 23
State Senate District 12
State Senate District 9

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): Oran township, Fayette County, Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2012.