Lincoln Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa

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Lincoln Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. [1] According to United States census data, as of 2021, the population was 109, with a median age of 63.2 and a male/female ratio of 0.61. [2]

History

Lincoln Township was established in 1872 as Carter Township, for Henry C. Carter, a county supervisor. However, the citizens in this township were not content with the name, so it was renamed Lincoln in 1873 by popular vote, in honor of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Census profile: Lincoln township, Pocahontas County, IA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. p. 638.

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