High Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa

High Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 461.

High Lake Township
Township
Location in Emmet County
Coordinates: 43°18′07″N 94°44′00″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Emmet
Area
• Total	92.5 km2 (35.71 sq mi)
• Land	86.47 km2 (33.38 sq mi)
• Water	6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)  6.52%
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	461
• Density	5.3/km2 (13.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51334, 51342, 51365
GNIS feature ID	0468033

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, High Lake Township covers an area of 35.71 square miles (92.5 square kilometers); of this, 33.38 square miles (86.47 square kilometers, 93.48 percent) is land and 2.33 square miles (6.03 square kilometers, 6.52 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Wallingford (east three-quarters)

Adjacent townships

• Center Township (north)
• Swan Lake Township (northeast)
• Jack Creek Township (east)
• Vernon Township, Palo Alto County (southeast)
• Walnut Township, Palo Alto County (south)
• Lost Island Township, Palo Alto County (southwest)
• Twelve Mile Lake Township (west)
• Estherville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: High Lake and Wallingford.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 4

Airports and landing strips

• Wallingford Landing Strip

Lakes

• Bur Oak Lake
• High Lake
• Ingham Lake

Landmarks

• Wolden County Park

School districts

• Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District
• Graettinger-Terril Community School District
• Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 7
• State Senate District 4

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com