Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Mott Township | |
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 Location in Franklin County | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′42″N 93°12′09″W / 42.77833°N 93.20250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.76 sq mi (84.85 km2) |
| • Land | 32.57 sq mi (84.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) 0.58% |
| Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 498 |
| • Density | 15.3/sq mi (5.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 50441, 50475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468413[2] |
Mott Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 498 and it contained 237 housing units.[1]
History
[edit]Mott Township was organized in 1879. The Mott family were prominent landowners.[3]
Geography
[edit]As of the 2010 census, Mott Township covered an area of 32.76 square miles (84.8 km2); of this, 32.57 square miles (84.4 km2) (99.42 percent) was land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (0.58 percent) was water.[1]
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains Trinity Cemetery.[4]
Transportation
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Hampton-Dumont Community School District
Political districts
[edit]- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 54
- State Senate District 27
References
[edit]- "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 344–346.
- ^ "Trinity Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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[edit]Places adjacent to Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa | |
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |