Summerset Township, Adair County, Iowa

Summerset Township, Adair County
Township
Coordinates: 41°17′17″N 094°31′33″W / 41.28806°N 94.52583°W / 41.28806; -94.52583Coordinates: 41°17′17″N 094°31′33″W / 41.28806°N 94.52583°W / 41.28806; -94.52583
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Adair
Area
 • Total 35.81 sq mi (92.75 km2)
 • Land 35.65 sq mi (92.34 km2)
 • Water 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,260 ft (384 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 996
 • Density 27.9/sq mi (10.8/km2)
FIPS code 19-94032[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468759

Summerset Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 996.[3]

History

Summerset Township was organized in 1856.[4]

Geography

Summerset Township covers an area of 35.81 square miles (92.7 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fontanelle. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Fontanelle.

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 - Summerset 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. p. 114.


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