Lincoln Township, Clay County, Iowa

Lincoln Township
Township

Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°02′13″N 095°13′14″W / 43.03694°N 95.22056°W / 43.03694; -95.22056Coordinates: 43°02′13″N 095°13′14″W / 43.03694°N 95.22056°W / 43.03694; -95.22056
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clay
Area
  Total 36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2)
  Land 36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,404 ft (428 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 260
  Density 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468246

Lincoln Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 260.

History

Lincoln Township was created in 1867.[1]

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 36.26 square miles (93.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rossie. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Bethlehem Lutheran, Lincoln and Prairie Creek.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 60.

References

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