Adams Township, Dallas County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
41°33′24″N 094°04′09″W / 41.55667°N 94.06917°W / 41.55667; -94.06917Country United StatesState IowaCountyDallasArea
 • Total39.86 sq mi (103.24 km2) • Land39.83 sq mi (103.17 km2) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%Elevation
942 ft (287 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,082 • Density27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)GNIS feature ID0467372

Adams Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,082.

History

Adams Township is named for Stephen Adams, who was instrumental in the organization of this township.[1]

Geography

Adams Township covers an area of 39.86 square miles (103.2 km2) and contains a portion of the city of De Soto on the township's eastern border. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Ellis, Longmire, McKibben and Panther Creek.

The streams of Bear Creek, Coal Creek and Panther Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. ^ The History of Dallas County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Higginson Book Company. 1879. p. 507.

References

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

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