Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 101.[1]
Eureka Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Adair County | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.59 sq mi (92.19 km2) |
| • Land | 35.54 sq mi (92.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14% |
| Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 101 |
| • Density | 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 50846, 50849 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0467800 |
History
editEureka Township was organized in 1870.[2] "Eureka!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he discovered coal within the township borders.[3] It was served by Berea post office from 1894 to 1908,[4] named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, Eureka Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.19 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water.
Cities
editExtinct towns
edit- Berea
Cemeteries
editThe township contains one cemetery, Eureka.
Major highways
edit
Lakes
edit- Nodaway Lake
Landmarks
edit- Ken Sidey Nature Area County Park
- Nodaway Park
School districts
edit- Nodaway Valley
Political districts
edit- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 58
- State Senate District 29
References
edit- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp. 837.
- ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 167.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Joseph Silas Diller (1902). Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 41.