Bethel Township, Fayette County, Iowa

42°57′10″N 92°01′05″W / 42.95278°N 92.01806°W / 42.95278; -92.01806Country United StatesState IowaCountyFayetteArea • Total36.12 sq mi (93.54 km²) • Land36.09 sq mi (93.46 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)  0.09%Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)Population • Total297 • Density8.2/sq mi (3.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0467450

Bethel Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 297.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bethel Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.54 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.46 square kilometers, 99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.09 percent) is water.

• Richfield at 42°57′01″N 92°03′46″W / 42.950255°N 92.062672°W / 42.950255; -92.062672

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

• Eden Township (north)
• Auburn Township (northeast)
• Windsor Township (east)
• Center Township (southeast)
• Banks Township (south)
• Sumner No. 2 Township, Bremer County (southwest)
• Fredericksburg Township, Chickasaw County (west)
• Stapleton Township, Chickasaw County (northwest)

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bethel, Pitts and Richfield.

• U.S. Route 18
• Iowa Highway 193

• North Fayette Valley Community School District
• Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District

• Iowa's 1st congressional district
• State House District 18
• State Senate District 9

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com