Eureka Township is one of the seventeen

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of Adair County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 101.

History

Eureka Township was organized in 1870. "

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!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he discovered coal within the township borders. It was served by Berea post office from 1894 to 1908, named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea.

Geography

According to the

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, Eureka Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.19 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water.

Cities

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Extinct towns

* Berea

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Eureka.

Major highways

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Lakes

* Nodaway Lake

Landmarks

* Ken Sidey Nature Area County Park * Nodaway Park

School districts

* Nodaway Valley

Political districts

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* State House District 58 * State Senate District 29

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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