Center Township, Emmet County, Iowa

43°23′19″N 94°43′24″W / 43.38861°N 94.72333°W / 43.38861; -94.72333Country United StatesState IowaCountyEmmetArea • Total93.24 km² (36 sq mi) • Land92.15 km² (35.58 sq mi) • Water1.09 km² (0.42 sq mi)  1.17%Elevation402 m (1,319 ft)Population • Total459 • Density4.9/km² (12.7/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0467575

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 459.^[1]

History

Center Township was created in 1876. It was named from its central location.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Center Township covers an area of 36.45 square miles (94.41 square kilometers); of this, 36.03 square miles (93.32 square kilometers, 98.85 percent) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.09 square kilometers, 1.15 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Gruver

Adjacent townships

• Ellsworth Township (north)
• Lincoln Township (northeast)
• Swan Lake Township (east)
• Jack Creek Township (southeast)
• High Lake Township (south)
• Twelve Mile Lake Township (southwest)
• Estherville Township (west)
• Emmet Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Swan Lake Village Cemetery.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 9

Airports and landing strips

• Estherville Municipal Airport

School districts

• Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 7
• State Senate District 4

References

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com