Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°51′40″N 94°23′18″W / 42.86111°N 94.38833°W / 42.86111; -94.38833 (2000)
50570 (Ottosen)
Wacousta Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 246.
History
Wacousta Township was organized in 1858.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wacousta Township covers an area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2); all of this land.
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Garfield Township, Kossuth County (north)
- Riverdale Township, Kossuth County (northeast)
- Delana Township (east)
- Rutland Township (southeast)
- Avery Township (south)
- Garfield Township, Pocahontas County (southwest)
- Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County (west)
- West Bend Township, Palo Alto County (northwest)
Political districts
- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 4
Cemeteries
Wacousta Township contains McKnight Cemetery and Union Cemetery, in addition to the Omer-Thorsen Farm.[3]
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Wacousta township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 890. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".
- ^ "Omer-Thorsen Farm." U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa USGS. Retrieved 3/21/2011.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Places adjacent to Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa