Spirit Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Spirit Lake Township
Spirit Lake Township
Township
	Location in Dickinson County
	Coordinates: 43°27′52″N 95°05′03″W / 43.46444°N 95.08417°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	74.86 km2 (28.9 sq mi)
• Land	49.23 km2 (19.01 sq mi)
• Water	25.63 km2 (9.9 sq mi) 34.24%
Elevation	430 m (1,411 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,467
• Density	29.8/km2 (77.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
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

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

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 6, 2009.
^ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 282.

External links

[1] "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[2] History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 282.

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