Avery Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Avery Township
Township
Location in Humboldt County
Humboldt County's location in Iowa
Coordinates: 42°56′49″N 93°33′43″W / 42.947°N 93.562°WCoordinates: 42°56′49″N 93°33′43″W / 42.947°N 93.562°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Humboldt
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (94 km^2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (93 km^2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km^2)
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	316
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50520 (Bradgate)
GNIS feature ID	0467405

Avery Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 316.

History

Avery Township was organized in 1873. It is named for O. F. Avery, a pioneer settler.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Avery Township covers an area of 36.2 square miles (94 km²); of this, 35.8 square miles (93 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bradgate

Adjacent townships

• Wacousta Township (north)
• Delana Township (northeast)
• Rutland Township (east)
• Corinth Township (southeast)
• Weaver Township (south)
• Lake Township, Pocahontas County (southwest)
• Garfield Township, Pocahontas County (west)
• Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township does not contain any cemeteries.

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 4

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 718–721. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com