词条 | Union Township, Story County, Iowa |
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|official_name = Union Township |settlement_type = Township |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = Map highlighting Union Township, Story County, Iowa.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location in Story County |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Iowa}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Story |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_total_sq_mi = 36.2 |area_land_sq_mi = 36.2 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.0 |area_water_percent = 0.0 |population_as_of = 2000 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 1253 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = 35 |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 846 |coordinates = {{coord|41|54|24|N|093|31|19|W|region:US-IA|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = 50046 |area_code = 515 |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} Union Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1253. GeographyUnion 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.
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