Rutland Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Rutland Township
Township
Location in Humboldt County
Coordinates: 42°40′17″N 94°00′19″W / 42.67139°N 94.00528°WCoordinates: 42°40′17″N 94°00′19″W / 42.67139°N 94.00528°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Humboldt
Established	1867
Area
• Total	34.8 sq mi (90 km^2)
• Land	34.5 sq mi (89 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	529
• Density	15/sq mi (6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50582 (Rutland)
GNIS feature ID	0468648

Rutland Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, USA.^[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 529.

History

Rutland Township was organized in 1867.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rutland Township covers an area of 34.8 square miles (90 km²); 34.5 square miles (89 km²) of this is land, and the remaining 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Rutland

Adjacent townships

• Delana Township (north)
• Humboldt Township (northeast)
• Grove Township (east)
• Beaver Township (southeast)
• Corinth Township (south)
• Weaver Township (southwest)
• Avery Township (west)
• Wacousta Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Rutland Township 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

1. "Rutland township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
2. History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 866. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com