Official Name: | Lincoln Township, Calhoun County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Calhoun |
Area Total Km2: | 91.48 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.14 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.34 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.32 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.19 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2150 |
Population Density Km2: | 23.6 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.1 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 377 |
Elevation Ft: | 1237 |
Coordinates: | 42.5203°N -94.4975°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-92532[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468243 |
Lincoln Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,150.
Lincoln Township was created in 1866. It was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, who had been assassinated the year before.[3]
Lincoln Township covers an area of 35.32sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Manson. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Hope, Rose Hill, Saint Thomas and Trinity.