Spirit Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Spirit Lake Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°27′52″N 95°05′03″W / 43.46444°N 95.08417°WCoordinates: 43°27′52″N 95°05′03″W / 43.46444°N 95.08417°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	28.9 sq mi (74.86 km^2)
• Land	19.01 sq mi (49.23 km^2)
• Water	9.9 sq mi (25.63 km^2)  34.24%
Elevation	1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,467
• Density	77.2/sq mi (29.8/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	51360
GNIS feature ID	0468734

Spirit Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,467.^[1]

History

Spirit Lake Township was formed in 1859.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Spirit Lake Township covers an area of 28.9 square miles (74.86 square kilometers); of this, 19.01 square miles (49.23 square kilometers, 65.76 percent) is land and 9.9 square miles (25.63 square kilometers, 34.24 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Orleans
• Spirit Lake (partial)

Adjacent townships

• Superior Township (east)
• Richland Township (southeast)
• Center Grove Township (south)
• Lakeville Township (southwest)
• Diamond Lake Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Margaret Cemetery.

Lakes

• Center Lake
• East Okoboji Lake
• Hottes Lake
• Little Spirit Lake
• Marble Lake
• Spirit Lake
• Sunken Lake

Landmarks

• Mini Wakan State Park

School districts

• Spirit Lake Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 5th congressional district
• State House District 06
• State Senate District 03

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
2. History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 282.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com