Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa

Orient Township, Adair County
Township
Coordinates: 41°12′08″N 094°24′50″W / 41.20222°N 94.41389°W / 41.20222; -94.41389Coordinates: 41°12′08″N 094°24′50″W / 41.20222°N 94.41389°W / 41.20222; -94.41389
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Adair
Area
 • Total 35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2)
 • Land 35.2 sq mi (91.17 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,352 ft (412 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 572
 • Density 16.3/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 19-93198[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468472

Orient Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 572.[3]

History

Orient Township was organized in 1869.[4]

Geography

Orient Township covers an area of 35.26 square miles (91.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Orient. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Orient.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "IA - Orient township". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 121.


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