Nevada Township, Story County, Iowa

Nevada Township
Township
Location in Story County
Coordinates: 41°59′31″N 093°24′36″W / 41.99194°N 93.41000°W / 41.99194; -93.41000Coordinates: 41°59′31″N 093°24′36″W / 41.99194°N 93.41000°W / 41.99194; -93.41000
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Story
Area
• Total	34.3 sq mi (89 km²)
• Land	34.1 sq mi (88 km²)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.59%
Elevation	978 ft (298 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	6,934
• Density	202/sq mi (78/km²)
ZIP Code	50201
Area code(s)	515

Nevada Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,934.

Geography

Nevada Township covers an area of 34.3 square miles (89 km²) and contains the incorporated town of Nevada. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Nevada Cemetery, Mound Cemetery and Pleasant Run Cemetery.

U.S. Route 30 runs east-west through the township and County Road S27 runs north-south.

Story County maintains Hickory Grove Park, a 445-acre (1.80 km²) multiple-use recreational area located in eastern Nevada Township. The park contains a 98-acre (400,000 m²) lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, and grass carp.

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Municipalities and communities of Story County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Nevada

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

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

Unincorporated communities	Fernald Iowa Center

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

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