Excelsior Township is one of twelve
townships
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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 Commo ...
,
Iowa
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 186.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Excelsior Township covers an area of 36.36 square miles (94.16 square kilometers); of this, 36.24 square miles (93.86 square kilometers, 99.68 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers, 0.32 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
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Silver Lake Township (north)
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Diamond Lake Township (northeast)
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Lakeville Township (east)
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Okoboji Township (southeast)
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Westport Township (south)
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Harrison Township, Osceola County (southwest)
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Allison Township, Osceola County (west)
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Fairview Township, Osceola County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Excelsior Township Cemetery.
Major highways
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Iowa Highway 9
Iowa Highway 9 is the most northern of Iowa's east–west highways, traversing the entire northern tier of counties. It runs from the eastern terminus of South Dakota Highway 42 at the South Dakota border east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota near ...
Lakes
* Stony Lake
School districts
* Harris-Lake Park Community School District
* Okoboji Community School District
Political districts
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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 obsole ...
* 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