Ingham Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Ingham Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′29″N 93°05′05″W / 42.77472°N 93.08472°WCoordinates: 42°46′29″N 93°05′05″W / 42.77472°N 93.08472°W
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.31 sq mi (94.04 km^2)
• Land	36.3 sq mi (94.01 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	1,040 ft (317 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	311
• Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50441, 50605, 50625
GNIS feature ID	0468073[2]

Ingham Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 311 and it contained 145 housing units.^[1]

History

Ingham Township was organized in 1858. It was named for George H. Ingham, a pioneer settler and native of Ohio.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Ingham Township covered an area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km²); of this, 36.3 square miles (94 km²) (99.97 percent) was land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Hansell

Cemeteries

The township contains Hansell Cemetery.^[4]

Transportation

• Iowa Highway 3

School districts

• Hampton-Dumont 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. "Ingham 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. 273.
4. "Hansell Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com