Center Grove Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Center Grove Township
Center Grove Township
	Township
	Location in Dickinson County
	Coordinates: 43°23′29″N95°05′16″W / 43.39139°N 95.08778°W Coordinates: 43°23′29″N95°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

Last updated April 12, 2020

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

Center Grove Township was formed in 1866.^[2]

Geography

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

Arnolds Park
Milford (partial)
Okoboji (southeast three-quarters)
Spirit Lake (vast majority)
West Okoboji (partial)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Lake View, Lakeland Memory Gardens and Rose Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Airport Okoboji
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Heliport
Lake Okoboji Seaplane Base
Spirit Lake Municipal Airport

Lakes

Center Lake
Lower Gar Lake
Minnewashta Lake
Prairie Lake
Upper Gar Lake

Landmarks

Pillsbury Point State Park
Summer Circle Park

School districts

Okoboji Community School District
Spirit Lake Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 5th congressional district
State House District 06
State Senate District 03

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References

↑ "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-05-06.
↑ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 282.

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[1] "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dickinson County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Spirit Lake
Cities	Arnolds Park Lake Park Milford Okoboji Orleans Spirit Lake Superior Terril Wahpeton West Okoboji	Map of Iowa highlighting Dickinson County
Townships	Center Grove Diamond Lake Excelsior Lakeville Lloyd Milford Okoboji Richland Silver Lake Spirit Lake Superior Westport
Unincorporated community	Montgomery
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