Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa

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Eureka Township
Township
Map highlighting Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa.svg
Location in Adair County
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°W / 41.37472; -94.64389
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Adair
Area
 • Total
35.59 sq mi (92.19 km2)
 • Land35.54 sq mi (92.06 km2)
 • Water0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
1,306 ft (398 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
101
 • Density2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50846, 50849
GNIS feature ID 0467800

Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 101. [1]

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History

Eureka Township was organized in 1870. [2] "Eureka!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he discovered coal within the township borders. [3] It was served by Berea post office from 1894 to 1908, [4] named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Eureka Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.19 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water.

Cities

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Eureka.

Major highways

Lakes

Landmarks

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp.  837.
  3. ↑ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 167.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ Joseph Silas Diller (1902). Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 41.
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