• Source: Estherville Township, Emmet County, Iowa

Estherville Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,077.




History


Estherville Township takes its name from the county seat of Estherville. It was created prior to 1876, but the exact date is unknown because the records were destroyed in a courthouse fire.




Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, Estherville Township covers an area of 36.15 square miles (93.63 square kilometers); of this, 35.81 square miles (92.75 square kilometers, 99.06 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.94 percent) is water.




= Cities, towns, villages

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Estherville




= Adjacent townships

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Emmet Township (north)
Ellsworth Township (northeast)
Center Township (east)
High Lake Township (southeast)
Twelve Mile Lake Township (south)
Lloyd Township, Dickinson County (southwest)
Richland Township, Dickinson County (west)
Superior Township, Dickinson County (northwest)




= Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: East Side, Estherville Lutheran, Norwegian, Oak Hill and Saint Patricks.




= Major highways

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Iowa Highway 4
Iowa Highway 9




= Lakes

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Cheever Lake
Fourmile Lake




= Landmarks

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Fort Defiance State Park
Iowa Lakes Community College




School districts


Estherville Lincoln Central Com 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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Estherville Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• Emmet County, Iowa
• Emmet Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• Center Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• Ellsworth Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• High Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• Lincoln Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• List of townships in Iowa by county
• Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
• Swan Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa