Center Grove Township, Dickinson County, Iowa
Appearance
Center Grove Township | |
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Coordinates: 43°23′29″N 95°05′16″W / 43.39139°N 95.08778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Dickinson |
Area | |
• Total | 93.63 km2 (36.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 81.28 km2 (31.38 sq mi) |
• Water | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) 13.19% |
Elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 7,478 |
• Density | 92/km2 (238.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 51331, 51351, 51355, 51360 |
GNIS feature ID | 0467588 |
Center Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,478.[1]
History
[edit]Center Grove Township was formed in 1866.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, Center Grove Township covers an area of 36.15 square miles (93.63 square kilometers); of this, 31.38 square miles (81.28 square kilometers, 86.81 percent) is land and 4.77 square miles (12.35 square kilometers, 13.19 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]- Arnolds Park
- Milford (partial)
- Okoboji (southeast three-quarters)
- Spirit Lake (vast majority)
- West Okoboji (partial)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Spirit Lake Township (north)
- Superior Township (northeast)
- Richland Township (east)
- Lloyd Township (southeast)
- Milford Township (south)
- Okoboji Township (southwest)
- Lakeville Township (west)
- Diamond Lake Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these three cemeteries: Lake View, Lakeland Memory Gardens and Rose Hill.
Major highways
[edit]Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Airport Okoboji
- Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Heliport
- Lake Okoboji Seaplane Base
- Spirit Lake Municipal Airport
Lakes
[edit]- Center Lake
- Lower Gar Lake
- Minnewashta Lake
- Prairie Lake
- Upper Gar Lake
Landmarks
[edit]- Pillsbury Point State Park
- Summer Circle Park
School districts
[edit]- Okoboji Community School District
- Spirit Lake Community School District
Political districts
[edit]- Iowa's 5th congressional district
- State House District 06
- State Senate District 03
References
[edit]- 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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