Adams Township, Dallas County, Iowa

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Adams Township
Map highlighting Adams Township, Dallas County, Iowa.svg
Location in Dallas County
Coordinates: 41°33′24″N094°04′09″W / 41.55667°N 94.06917°W / 41.55667; -94.06917
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Dallas
Area
  Total
39.86 sq mi (103.24 km2)
  Land39.83 sq mi (103.17 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
1,082
  Density27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467372

Adams Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,082.

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History

Adams Township is named for Stephen Adams, who was instrumental in the organization of this township. [1]

Geography

Adams Township covers an area of 39.86 square miles (103.2 km2) and contains a portion of the city of De Soto on the township's eastern border. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Ellis, Longmire, McKibben and Panther Creek.

The streams of Bear Creek, Coal Creek and Panther Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. The History of Dallas County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Higginson Book Company. 1879. p. 507.

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