Grove Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°51′50″N 94°16′17″W / 42.86389°N 94.27139°W / 42.86389; -94.27139Country United StatesState IowaCountyHumboldtEstablished1873Area
 • Total36.3 sq mi (94 km2) • Land36.2 sq mi (94 km2) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)Elevation
1,135 ft (346 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total316 • Density9/sq mi (3/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
50519 (Bode)
GNIS feature ID467983U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grove Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 316.

History

Grove Township was organized in 1873.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Grove Township covers an area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2); 36.2 square miles (94 km2) of this is land, and the remaining 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Arnold (unincorporated)

A community named Randolph contained a post office from 1874 to 1875. A post office also existed for the community Arnold, formerly Grove, from 1900 to 1929. Both of these historic communities were located in the northwest corner of Grove Township.[3]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Hands Grove Township Cemetery.[1]

Political districts

References

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Grove Township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)". U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  2. ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 771. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".
  3. ^ "Town Histories - Past and Present of Humboldt County, Iowa." Article. Retrieved January 17n 2010.

External links

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