Van Meter Township, Dallas County, Iowa

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Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 093°57′15″W / 41.55361, -93.95417
Van Meter Township
Location in Dallas County
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dallas
Area
- Total	40.11 sq mi (103.9 km²)
- Land	39.6 sq mi (102.55 km²)
- Water	0.52 sq mi (1.34 km²) 1.29%
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,061
- Density	77.3/sq mi (29.8/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0468859

Van Meter Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,061.

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Van Meter Township covers an area of 40.11 square miles and contains two incorporated settlements: De Soto and Van Meter. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton, Oakland, Otterman, Thornton, Van Meter and Williams.

The streams of Bulger Creek, North Raccoon River and South Raccoon River run through this township.

[edit] Transportation

Van Meter Township contains landing strip, Flying Green Acres Landing Strip.

[edit] References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

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

County seat: Adel

Cities	Adel \| Bouton \| Clive‡ \| Dallas Center \| Dawson \| De Soto \| Dexter \| Granger‡ \| Grimes‡ \| Linden \| Minburn \| Perry \| Redfield \| Urbandale‡ \| Van Meter \| Waukee \| West Des Moines‡ \| Woodward

Townships	Adams \| Adel \| Beaver \| Boone \| Colfax \| Dallas \| Des Moines \| Grant \| Lincoln \| Linn \| Spring Valley \| Sugar Grove \| Union \| Van Meter \| Walnut \| Washington

Unincorporated community	Booneville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties