Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
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Twelve Mile Lake Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Emmet County Location in Emmet County |
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Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Emmet |
Area | |
• Total | 35.2 sq mi (91.17 km2) |
• Land | 34.86 sq mi (90.29 km2) |
• Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) 0.97% |
Elevation | 1,444 ft (440 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 202 |
• Density | 5.8/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
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]
Contents
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
- Raleigh at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(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
- ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
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