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

Bingham Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 43°12′48″N 93°54′48″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Hancock
Area
• Total	35.36 sq mi (91.58 km2)
• Land	35.28 sq mi (91.38 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)  0.22%
Elevation	1,250 ft (381 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	487
• Density	13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50423, 50480, 50483, 50484
GNIS feature ID	0467454

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

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