Official Name: | Prescott Township, Adams County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
Area Total Km2: | 92.15 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.99 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.16 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.58 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.52 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 424 |
Population Density Km2: | 4.6 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.9 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 367 |
Elevation Ft: | 1204 |
Coordinates: | 41.0294°N -94.6431°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-93504[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468576 |
Prescott Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Iowa, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 424.[3]
Prescott Township was formed in 1873 from the formerly named Queen City Township, to which a portion of Quincy Township was also annexed.[4]
Prescott Township covers an area of 35.58sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Prescott. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Evergreen, Icarian, Mount Pleasant and Old Evergreen.