Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
43°18′22″N 94°50′48″W / 43.30611°N 94.84667°W / 43.30611; -94.84667 (2000)
51334, 51342, 51364, 51365
Twelve Mile Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 202.[1]
History
This township is named from the Twelve Mile Lake, which was said to be twelve miles from Estherville.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Twelve Mile Lake Township covers an area of 35.2 square miles (91.17 square kilometers); of this, 34.86 square miles (90.29 square kilometers, 99.03 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.97 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Wallingford (west quarter)
Unincorporated towns
- Raleigh at 43°20′22″N 94°52′08″W / 43.339404°N 94.868876°W / 43.339404; -94.868876
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Estherville Township (north)
- Center Township (northeast)
- High Lake Township (east)
- Walnut Township, Palo Alto County (southeast)
- Lost Island Township, Palo Alto County (south)
- Lake Township, Clay County (southwest)
- Lloyd Township, Dickinson County (west)
- Richland Township, Dickinson County (northwest)
Major highways
Lakes
- Twelvemile Lake
School districts
- Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District
- Graettinger-Terril Community School District
Political districts
- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 7
- State Senate District 4
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Emmet County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Estherville
- Armstrong Grove
- Center
- Denmark
- Ellsworth
- Emmet
- Estherville
- High Lake
- Iowa Lake
- Jack Creek
- Lincoln
- Swan Lake
- Twelve Mile Lake
communities
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- United States portal