Official Name: | Lincoln 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: | 74.08 |
Area Land Km2: | 70.29 |
Area Water Km2: | 3.79 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 28.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.46 |
Area Water Percent: | 5.12 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 220 |
Population Density Km2: | 3.1 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.1 |
Elevation M: | 392 |
Elevation Ft: | 1286 |
Coordinates: | 43.4658°N -94.6164°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 50531, 51334 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0468248 |
Lincoln Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 220.[1]
Lincoln Township was created in 1887. It was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lincoln Township covers an area of 28.6 square miles (74.08 square kilometers); of this, 27.14 square miles (70.29 square kilometers, 94.88 percent) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.79 square kilometers, 5.12 percent) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Lincoln Township and Palestine.