Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa

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Summit Township, Adair County
Township
Map highlighting Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°27′45″N094°38′29″W / 41.46250°N 94.64139°W / 41.46250; -94.64139
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Adair
Area
 • Total35.59 sq mi (92.18 km2)
 • Land35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total967
 • Density27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-94035 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468760

Summit Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 967. [3]

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History

Summit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. [4]

A post office named Linwood opened in March 1895. Henry L. Manion was the postmaster. [5] This post office was in Summit Township and was discontinued [6] in 1903. [7]

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Adair. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint Johns and Sunny Hill.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "IA - Summit township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 127–128.
  5. ↑ "Miscellaneous Washington News". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA. March 7, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1912. p. 732.
  7. ↑ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.


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