Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa

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Summit Township, Adair County
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total35.59 sq mi (92.18 km2)
 • Land35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total967
 • Density27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-94035[2]
GNIS feature ID0468760

Summit Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 967.[3]

History

Summit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.[4]

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Adair. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint Johns and Sunny Hill.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "IA - Summit township". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 127–128.

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