Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa
Wacousta Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 246.
History
Wacousta Township was organized in 1858.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wacousta Township covers an area of 36.6 square miles (95 km); all of this land.
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Garfield Township, Kossuth County (north)
- Riverdale Township, Kossuth County (northeast)
- Delana Township (east)
- Rutland Township (southeast)
- Avery Township (south)
- Garfield Township, Pocahontas County (southwest)
- Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County (west)
- West Bend Township, Palo Alto County (northwest)
Political districts
- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 4
Cemeteries
Wacousta Township contains McKnight Cemetery and Union Cemetery, in addition to the Omer-Thorsen Farm.
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Wacousta township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 890. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".
- ^ "Omer-Thorsen Farm." U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa USGS. Retrieved 3/21/2011.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |