Palestine Township, Story County, Iowa

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Coordinates: 41°54′25″N 093°38′22″W / 41.90694, -93.63944
Palestine Township
Location in Story County
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Story
Area
- Total	36.4 sq mi (94.3 km²)
- Land	36.4 sq mi (94.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²) 0.0%
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,604
- Density	127/sq mi (49/km²)
ZIP Code	50124, 50244, 50134
Area code(s)	515

Palestine Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,604.

[edit] Geography

Palestine Township covers an area of 36.4 square miles and contains the incorporated towns of Huxley, Slater, Sheldahl and Kelley. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Lincoln Cemetery, Bethany Cemetery, Slater Cemetery, Sheldahl Cemetery, Fjelberg Cemetery and Palestine Cemetery

U.S. Route 69 runs north-south through the township and Iowa Hwy 210 runs east-west.

[edit] References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Story County, Iowa

County seat: Nevada

Cities	Ames \| Cambridge \| Collins \| Colo \| Gilbert \| Huxley \| Kelley \| Maxwell \| McCallsburg \| Nevada \| Roland \| Slater \| Story City \| Zearing

Townships	Collins \| Franklin \| Grant \| Howard \| Indian Creek \| Lafayette \| Lincoln \| Milford \| Nevada \| New Albany \| Palestine \| Richland \| Sherman \| Union \| Warren \| Washington