Lincoln Township, O'Brien County, Iowa

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Lincoln Township is a township in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. [1]

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Geography

Lincoln Township is bordered by Hartley Township on the east, Franklin Township to the west, Center Township to the south, [1] and Osceola County, Iowa to the north. [2] Its total area is 35.5 square miles, [3] and its elevation is 1,530 feet. [4] Floyd River runs through the township, and Waterman Creek is the main drainage outlet. [5]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, the population of Lincoln Township was 195. Of those, 189 were white, one was black, one was some other race, and four were two or more races. [6] As of the 2019 American Community Survey, eight residents were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [7]

History

Lincoln Township was formed out of part of Waterman Township after its population grew and it became necessary to divide the township. [8] In April 1878, the board of supervisors of O'Brien County created Lincoln Township, and the first elections were held in September of that year. [9] House File 390, which officially established Lincoln Township, was passed by the Iowa House of Representatives in 1886. [10] The first settlers moved to Lincoln Township from Hardin County, Iowa, in 1870. In 1881, the population of the township was 36; in 1885, 53; and in 1914, around 185. A branch of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway used to run through the northwest part of the township, with a station at Plessis. [8]

Government

Lincoln Township is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Randy Feenstra of Iowa's 4th congressional district. [11] It is represented in the Iowa Senate by Republican Lynn Evans of District 3, and in the Iowa House of Representatives by Republican Zach Dieken of District 5. [12] In the O'Brien County Board of Supervisors, Lincoln Township is represented by Timothy Overmire of District 1. [13] [14] As of February 2024, the township clerk was Harv Westerman, and the township trustees were Tom Gonnerman, Joel Wright, and Glen Van Meeteren. [15]

Education

Lincoln Township is in the Hartley–Melvin–Sanborn Community School District. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "O'Brien County Precinct Map" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State.
  2. ↑ "maps > Digital maps > City and county maps". iowadot.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Census profile: Lincoln township, O'Brien County, IA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "TNM Elevation". viewer.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. ↑ Elwell, J. Ambrose (1924). "Soil Survey of O'Brien County, Iowa (1924)" (PDF). Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  6. ↑ "P1 RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "DP05 ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Peck, John Licinius Everett; Montzheimer, O. H.; Miller, William J. (1914). Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen & Company. ISBN   978-5519318587.
  9. ↑ Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-First General Assembly of the State of Iowa. Des Moines: Geo. E. Roberts, State Printer. 1886. p. 165.
  10. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-First General Assembly of the State of Iowa. Des Moines: Geo. E. Roberts, State Printer. 1886. p. 291.
  11. ↑ "Randy Feenstra - District Map". www.congress.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Iowa Legislature - Find Your Legislator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Supervisor Districts" (PDF). O'Brien County Iowa. January 15, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Board of Supervisors". O'Brien County Courthouse. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Township Officers" (PDF). O'Brien County Iowa. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District Map | Iowa Department of Education". educateiowa.gov. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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