Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa

Liberty Township
Liberty Township
	Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Coordinates: 43°02′12″N93°40′38″W / 43.03667°N 93.67722°W Coordinates: 43°02′12″N93°40′38″W / 43.03667°N 93.67722°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Hancock
Area
• Total	36.14 sq mi (93.61 km2)
• Land	36.09 sq mi (93.48 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14%
Elevation	1,230 ft (375 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	276
• Density	7.6/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50423, 50438, 50449
GNIS feature ID	0468218

Last updated December 24, 2020

Liberty Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 276.^[1]

History

Liberty Township was originally called German Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1878.^[2]^[3] It was originally settled chiefly by Germans, hence its former name.^[4]

In the 20th century, German Township was renamed Liberty Township due to Anti-German sentiment during World War I.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Liberty Township covers an area of 36.14 square miles (93.61 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers, 99.86 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers, 0.14 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Garfield Township (north)
Concord Township (northeast)
Ell Township (east)
Avery Township (southeast)
Twin Lake Township (south)
Amsterdam Township (southwest)
Erin Township (west)
Britt Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Liberty Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 69

School districts

Belmond-Klemme Community School District
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District
West Hancock Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 4th congressional district
State House District 12
State Senate District 6

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References

↑ "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-06-05.
↑ History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917.
1 2 Andrews, Clarence A. (1972). A Literary History of Iowa. University of Iowa Press. p. 79. ISBN 9781587290084.
↑ History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 710.

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

[2] History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917.

[History-3] 1 2 Andrews, Clarence A. (1972). A Literary History of Iowa. University of Iowa Press. p. 79. ISBN 9781587290084.

[4] History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 710.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Garner
Cities	Britt Corwith Crystal Lake Forest City‡ Garner Goodell Kanawha Klemme Woden	Map of Iowa highlighting Hancock County
Townships	Amsterdam Avery Bingham Boone Britt Concord Crystal Ell Ellington Erin Garfield Liberty Madison Magor Orthel Twin Lake
CDPs	Duncan Hayfield Hutchins Miller
Other unincorporated communities	Denhart Hayfield Junction Stilson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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