Union Township, Adair County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Union Township, Adair County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adair
Area Total Km2:92.95
Area Land Km2:92.79
Area Water Km2:0.17
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:35.89
Area Land Sq Mi:35.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:177
Population Density Km2:1.9
Population Density Sq Mi:4.9
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:366
Elevation Ft:1201
Coordinates:41.2006°N -94.2986°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-94161[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0468805

Union Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 177.[3]

History

Union Township was first settled in 1853.[4]

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 35.89sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Hill of Zion, Liberty and Wilson.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: IA - Union township. https://archive.today/20130409223247/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1900194161. dead. April 9, 2013. United States Census Bureau. March 17, 2013.
  4. Book: History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1 . Pioneer Publishing Company . Kilburn, Lucian Moody . 1915 . 177.