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Summit Township, Clay County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°12′41″N 095°12′48″W / 43.21139°N 95.21333°W / 43.21139; -95.21333
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Summit Township
Location in Clay County
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°12′41″N 095°12′48″W / 43.21139°N 95.21333°W / 43.21139; -95.21333
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
 • Total
35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
452
 • Density12.8/sq mi (4.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468761

Summit Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 452. Spencer Municipal Airport is located in the township.

History

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Summit Township was created in 1872.[1]

Geography

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Summit Township covers an area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fostoria. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Evergreen.

Economy

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At one point Great Lakes Airlines was headquartered in the township.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd." Great Lakes Airlines. December 5, 1998. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Spencer city, Iowa[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.

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