Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
Twelve Mile Lake Township | |
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![]() Location in Emmet County | |
Coordinates: 43°18′22″N 94°50′48″W / 43.30611°N 94.84667°WCoordinates: 43°18′22″N 94°50′48″W / 43.30611°N 94.84667°W | |
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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[]
This township is named from the Twelve Mile Lake, which was said to be twelve miles from Estherville.[2]
Geography[]
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[]
- Wallingford (west quarter)
Unincorporated towns[]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships[]
- 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[]
Lakes[]
- Twelvemile Lake
School districts[]
- Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District
- Graettinger-Terril 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
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 122.
External links[]
Categories:
- Townships in Emmet County, Iowa
- Townships in Iowa