Superior Township, Dickinson County, Iowa
Superior Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.
History
Superior Township was formed in 1872.
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
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
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 282.
External links
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