Spirit Lake Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Dickinson County Dickinson County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Dickinson County, Iowa
* Dickinson County, Kansas
* Dickinson County, Michigan
See also
* Dickenson County, Virginia
Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonw ...
,
Iowa
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 1,467.
History
Spirit Lake Township was formed in 1859.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Spirit Lake Township covers an area of 28.9 square miles (74.86 square kilometers); of this, 19.01 square miles (49.23 square kilometers, 65.76 percent) is land and 9.9 square miles (25.63 square kilometers, 34.24 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Orleans
*
Spirit Lake (partial)
Adjacent townships
*
Superior Township (east)
*
Richland Township (southeast)
*
Center Grove Township (south)
*
Lakeville Township (southwest)
*
Diamond Lake Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains Saint Margaret Cemetery.
Lakes
* Center Lake
* East Okoboji Lake
* Hottes Lake
* Little Spirit Lake
* Marble Lake
* Spirit Lake
* Sunken Lake
Landmarks
* Mini Wakan State Park
School districts
* Spirit Lake 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 ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Dickinson County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
1859 establishments in Iowa
Populated places established in 1859