Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa

Summit Township, Adair County
Township
Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 094°38′29″W / 41.46250°N 94.64139°W / 41.46250; -94.64139Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 094°38′29″W / 41.46250°N 94.64139°W / 41.46250; -94.64139
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Adair
Area
 • Total 35.59 sq mi (92.18 km2)
 • Land 35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,375 ft (419 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 967
 • Density 27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 19-94035[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468760

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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