Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Westport Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	35.93 sq mi (93.05 km2)
• Land	35.91 sq mi (93.02 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	1,407 ft (429 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	143
• Density	4/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51338, 51345, 51347, 51351
GNIS feature ID	0468987

Westport Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 143.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Westport Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles (93.05 square kilometers); of this, 35.91 square miles (93.02 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Extinct towns

• Hagerty at 43.313023°N 95.329169°W / 43.313023; -95.329169
• Wallace at 43.269968°N 95.329169°W / 43.269968; -95.329169

Adjacent townships

• Excelsior Township (north)
• Lakeville Township (northeast)
• Okoboji Township (east)
• Summit Township, Clay County (southeast)
• Waterford Township, Clay County (south)
• Harrison Township, Osceola County (west)
• Allison Township, Osceola County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Westport Cemetery.

School districts

• Clay Central-Everly Community School District
• Harris-Lake Park Community School District
• Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District
• Okoboji Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 5th congressional district
• 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

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com