Okoboji Township is one of twelve

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,087.

History

Okoboji Township was formed in 1859.

Geography

According to the

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, Okoboji Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.54 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers, 99.94 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.07 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Adjacent townships

* Lakeville Township (north) * Center Grove Township (northeast) * Milford Township (east) * Meadow Township, Clay County (southeast) * Summit Township, Clay County (south) * Waterford Township, Clay County (southwest) * Westport Township (west) * Excelsior Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Little Sioux Lutheran and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

U.S. Route 71 U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstat ...

Iowa Highway 86 Iowa Highway 86 (Iowa 86) is a state highway that runs from north to south in northwest Iowa. It begins at U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) in northern Milford and ends at the Minnesota border northwest of Spirit Lake, where it continues onwar ...

Airports and landing strips

* Fuller Airport

Rivers

Little Sioux River The Little Sioux River is a river in the United States. It rises in southwestern Minnesota near the Iowa border, and continues to flow southwest for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map ...

Landmarks

* Horseshoe Bend County Rec Area

School districts

* Okoboji Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 5th congressional district Iowa's 5th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa. It was last represented by Republican Steve King in 2013, who continued to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives after the district's obsoles ...

* State House District 06 * State Senate District 03

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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