Scott Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Scott Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′31″N 93°26′22″W / 42.77528°N 93.43944°WCoordinates: 42°46′31″N 93°26′22″W / 42.77528°N 93.43944°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.81 sq mi (95.34 km^2)
• Land	36.8 sq mi (95.32 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	1,266 ft (386 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	382
• Density	10.4/sq mi (4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50071, 50420, 50452
GNIS feature ID	0468668[2]

Scott Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 382 and it contained 178 housing units.^[1]

History

Scott Township was created in 1878.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Scott Township covered an area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km²); of this, 36.8 square miles (95 km²) (99.97 percent) was land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Alexander
• Coulter (west quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Alexander Cemetery.^[4]

Transportation

• Interstate 35
• Iowa Highway 107
• Iowa Highway 3

School districts

• Belmond-Klemme Community School District
• Cal Community School District
• Dows Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 54
• State Senate District 27

References

• "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Scott Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 328.
4. "Alexander Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com