Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
Twelve Mile Lake Township | |
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| ZIP codes | 51334, 51342, 51364, 51365 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468800 |
Twelve Mile Lake Township is one of twelve
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 May 7, 2009.
- ^ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 122.
External links
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