Seneca Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Explained

Seneca Township is a minor civil division[1] in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.[2]

History

Seneca Township was previously called Greenwood Township, and divided from Swea Township. Many of its early settlers were farmers, including dairy farmers.[3] Its first post office was established in 1870.[4] State legislator Julius H. Jensen was born in Seneca Township in 1885.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, Seneca Township had a population of 132 residents in 56 households, of whom 126 were white, four were some other race, two were two or more races, and five were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[6]

Geography

Seneca Township has an area of 35.8 square miles[7] and an elevation of 1,197 feet.

Government

Seneca Township is in district four of the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors,[8] represented by Kyle Stecker.[9] It is represented in the Iowa Senate by Republican Dennis Guth[10] of district four,[11] and in the Iowa House of Representatives by Republican Henry Stone[12] of district seven.[13] In the United States House of Representatives Seneca Township is represented by Republican Randy Feenstra of Iowa's 4th congressional district.[14]

Education

Seneca Township is split between the North Kossuth Community School District and the North Union Community School District.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seneca Populated Place Profile / Kossuth County, Iowa Data. 2021-02-15. iowa.hometownlocator.com. en.
  2. Web site: Plat book of Kossuth County, Iowa, 1930 :: Hixson Plat Map Atlases of Iowa. 2021-02-15. 128.255.22.135.
  3. Book: Reed, Benjamin F.. History of Kossuth County, Iowa. 1913. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. en.
  4. Book: History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa: Together with Sketches of Their Cities, Villages, and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. 1884. Union Publishing Company. en.
  5. Web site: Representative J. H. Jensen. 2021-02-15. The Iowa Legislature.
  6. Web site: Seneca township, Kossuth County, Iowa. 2022-01-28. data.census.gov.
  7. Web site: Census profile: Seneca township, Kossuth County, IA. 2021-02-15. Census Reporter. en.
  8. Web site: Voting Precincts. Kossuth County.
  9. Web site: Kossuth County, Iowa Board of Supervisors. 2021-02-15. kossuthcounty.iowa.gov.
  10. Web site: State Senator. 2021-02-15. www.legis.iowa.gov.
  11. Web site: District 4.
  12. Web site: State Representative. 2021-02-16. www.legis.iowa.gov.
  13. Web site: District 7.
  14. Web site: Iowa's 4th Congressional District. 2021-02-16. Ballotpedia. en.
  15. Web site: North Kossuth Community School District Map Iowa Department of Education. 2021-02-15. educateiowa.gov.

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