Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa
Eureka Township | |
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![]() Location in Adair County | |
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°WCoordinates: 41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°W | |
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County | Adair |
Area | |
• Total | 35.59 sq mi (92.19 km2) |
• Land | 35.54 sq mi (92.06 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14% |
Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 88 |
• Density | 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 50846, 50849 |
GNIS feature ID | 0467800 |
Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 88.[1]
History[]
Eureka Township was organized in 1870.[2] "Eureka!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he discovered coal within the township borders.[3] It was served by Berea post office from 1894 to 1908,[4] named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea.[5]
Geography[]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Eureka Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.19 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water.
Cities[]
Extinct towns[]
- Berea
Cemeteries[]
The township contains one cemetery, Eureka.
Major highways[]
Lakes[]
- Nodaway Lake
Landmarks[]
- Ken Sidey Nature Area County Park
- Nodaway Park
School districts[]
- Nodaway Valley
Political districts[]
- Iowa's 5th congressional district
- State House District 58
- State Senate District 29
References[]
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "IA - Eureka township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp. 837.
- ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 167.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Joseph Silas Diller (1902). Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 41.
External links[]
Categories:
- Townships in Adair County, Iowa
- Townships in Iowa
- 1870 establishments in Iowa
- Populated places established in 1870