Beaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

42°41′46″N 94°08′31″W / 42.69611°N 94.14194°W / 42.69611; -94.14194Country United StatesState IowaCountyHumboldtEstablished1878Area • Total36.1 sq mi (93 km²) • Land34.9 sq mi (90 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)Elevation1,132 ft (345 m)Population • Total351 • Density10/sq mi (4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0467427

Beaver Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 351. Beaver Township also contains the county seat of Humboldt County, Dakota City.

History

Beaver Township was organized in 1878.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Beaver Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²); of this, 35.9 square miles (93 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Dakota City

Adjacent townships

• Grove Township (north)
• Lake Township (northeast)
• Norway Township (east)
• Newark Township, Webster County (southeast)
• Badger Township, Webster County (south)
• Deer Creek Township, Webster County (southwest)
• Corinth Township (west)
• Rutland Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains both East Beaver Cemetery and Zion Cemetery.

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com