Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa

Eureka Township
Township
Location in Adair County
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°WCoordinates: 41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Adair
Area
• Total	35.59 sq mi (92.19 km^2)
• Land	35.54 sq mi (92.06 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km^2)  0.14%
Elevation	1,306 ft (398 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	88
• Density	2.5/sq mi (1.0/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50846, 50849
GNIS feature ID	0467800

Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 88.^[1]

History

Eureka Township was organized in 1870.^[2] "Eureka!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he discovered coal within the township borders.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Eureka Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.19 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water.

Cities

• Fontanelle

Extinct towns

• Berea

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Eureka.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 92

Lakes

• Nodaway Lake

Landmarks

• Ken Sidey Nature Area County Park
• Nodaway Park

School districts

• Nodaway Valley

Political districts

• Iowa's 5th congressional district
• State House District 58
• State Senate District 29

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. "IA - Eureka township". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
2. History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. p. 837.
3. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 167.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com