Adams Township, Dallas County, Iowa

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Adams Township
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 Coordinates: 41°33′24″N094°04′09″W / 41.55667°N 94.06917°W / 41.55667; -94.06917
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Dallas
Area
 • Total39.86 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)
 • Total1,082
 • Density27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467372

Adams Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, USA. 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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