Official Name: | Estherville Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Emmet |
Area Total Km2: | 93.63 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.75 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.88 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.81 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.94 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 7077 |
Population Density Km2: | 76.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 197.6 |
Elevation M: | 435 |
Elevation Ft: | 1427 |
Coordinates: | 43.3842°N -94.8489°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 51334, 51364 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0467798 |
Estherville Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,077.[1]
Estherville Township takes its name from the county seat of Estherville. It was created prior to 1876, but the exact date is unknown because the records were destroyed in a courthouse fire.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Estherville Township covers an area of 36.15 square miles (93.63 square kilometers); of this, 35.81 square miles (92.75 square kilometers, 99.06 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.94 percent) is water.
The township contains these five cemeteries: East Side, Estherville Lutheran, Norwegian, Oak Hill and Saint Patricks.