Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Mott Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′42″N 93°12′09″W / 42.77833°N 93.20250°WCoordinates: 42°46′42″N 93°12′09″W / 42.77833°N 93.20250°W
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	32.76 sq mi (84.85 km^2)
• Land	32.57 sq mi (84.36 km^2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km^2)  0.58%
Elevation	1,109 ft (338 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	498
• Density	15.3/sq mi (5.9/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50441, 50475
GNIS feature ID	0468413[2]

Mott Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 498 and it contained 237 housing units.^[1]

History

Mott Township was organized in 1879. The Mott family were prominent landowners.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Mott Township covered an area of 32.76 square miles (84.8 km²); of this, 32.57 square miles (84.4 km²) (99.42 percent) was land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (0.58 percent) was water.^[1]

Cemeteries

The township contains Trinity Cemetery.^[4]

Transportation

• Iowa Highway 3
• U.S. Route 65

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. "Mott 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. pp. 344–346.
4. "Trinity Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com