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词条 Union Township, Story County, Iowa
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Union Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1253.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of {{convert|36.3|mi2|km2}} and contains the incorporated town of Cambridge. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery: the Cambridge Cemetery.

Interstate 35 runs north and south through the township. County Road E29 and Iowa Hwy 210 runs east-west.

The Skunk River flows from the northwest to the southeast through the township.

Story County maintains the Askew Bridge/Cambridge Pond recreational site at the intersection of 290th Street and R70. This {{convert|13|acre|m2|adj=on}} borrow pit site contains a {{convert|4|acre|m2|adj=on}} pond surrounded by native vegetation. Along with hunting and fishing, this area provides a Skunk River Water Trail Canoe Access.

The county also maintains the Christiansen Forest Preserve at 55973 310th Street. It is a {{convert|45|acre|m2|adj=on}} wooded tract at the western edge of the township, continuing into Palestine Township. It was donated to the conservation board in 1985 by Charles Christiansen and is designated as a wildlife refuge (no hunting is allowed). The preserve offers hiking, off-road biking, and bluebird trails. Equestrians are not allowed at the preserve. There is a replica of a colonial-times cabin built by Ballard school students.

Union Township is adjacent to Indian Creek, Grant and Palestine townships.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
  • City-Data.com
{{Story County, Iowa}}

2 : Townships in Story County, Iowa|Townships in Iowa

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