Emmet Township is one of twelve

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in Emmet County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 178.

History

Emmet Township is named from the county. It was created prior to 1876, but the exact date is unknown because records were lost in a courthouse fire.

Geography

According to the

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, Emmet Township covers an area of 28.42 square miles (73.6 square kilometers); of this, 28.1 square miles (72.78 square kilometers, 98.89 percent) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.82 square kilometers, 1.11 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

* Ellsworth Township (east) * Center Township (southeast) * Estherville Township (south) * Richland Township, Dickinson County (southwest) * Superior Township, Dickinson County (west)

Major highways

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Lakes

* Eagle Lake

School districts

* Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 7 * State Senate District 4

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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