Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
Twelve Mile Lake Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Emmet County | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′22″N 94°50′48″W / 43.30611°N 94.84667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Emmet |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.17 km2 (35.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) 0.97% |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,444 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 202 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 51334, 51342, 51364, 51365 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468800 |
Twelve Mile Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 202.[1]
History
[edit]This township is named from the Twelve Mile Lake, which was said to be twelve miles from Estherville.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, Twelve Mile Lake Township covers an area of 35.2 square miles (91.17 square kilometers); of this, 34.86 square miles (90.29 square kilometers, 99.03 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.97 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]- Wallingford (west quarter)
Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Estherville Township (north)
- Center Township (northeast)
- High Lake Township (east)
- Walnut Township, Palo Alto County (southeast)
- Lost Island Township, Palo Alto County (south)
- Lake Township, Clay County (southwest)
- Lloyd Township, Dickinson County (west)
- Richland Township, Dickinson County (northwest)
Major highways
[edit]
Lakes
[edit]- Twelvemile Lake
School districts
[edit]- Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District
- Graettinger-Terril Community School District
Political districts
[edit]- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 7
- State Senate District 4
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ^ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 122.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Emmet County, Iowa, United States | ||
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