Summit Township, Clay County, Iowa

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Summit Township
Township
Map highlighting Summit Township, Clay County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°12′41″N095°12′48″W / 43.21139°N 95.21333°W / 43.21139; -95.21333 Coordinates: 43°12′41″N095°12′48″W / 43.21139°N 95.21333°W / 43.21139; -95.21333
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clay
Area
 • Total35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total452
 • Density12.8/sq mi (4.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468761

Summit Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 452. Spencer Municipal Airport is located in the township.

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History

Summit Township was created in 1872. [1]

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fostoria. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Evergreen.

Economy

At one point Great Lakes Airlines was headquartered in the township. [2] [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  60.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd." Great Lakes Airlines. December 5, 1998. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Spencer city, Iowa [ permanent dead link ]." U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved on May 25, 2009.

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