Superior Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Superior Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°27′52″N 94°57′51″W / 43.46444°N 94.96417°WCoordinates: 43°27′52″N 94°57′51″W / 43.46444°N 94.96417°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	28.65 sq mi (74.2 km^2)
• Land	28.13 sq mi (72.87 km^2)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.34 km^2)  1.81%
Elevation	1,398 ft (426 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	300
• Density	10.7/sq mi (4.1/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	51334, 51360, 51363
GNIS feature ID	0468770

Superior Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.^[1]

History

Superior Township was formed in 1872.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Superior Township covers an area of 28.65 square miles (74.2 square kilometers); of this, 28.13 square miles (72.87 square kilometers, 98.21 percent) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.34 square kilometers, 1.81 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Superior (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

• Emmet Township, Emmet County (east)
• Estherville Township, Emmet County (southeast)
• Richland Township (south)
• Center Grove Township (southwest)
• Spirit Lake Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Superior Township Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71

Lakes

• Swan Lake

School districts

• Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District
• 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