Summit Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 967.[3]
Summit Township, Adair County | |
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| Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 094°38′29″W / 41.46250°N 94.64139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.59 sq mi (92.18 km2) |
| • Land | 35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 967 |
| • Density | 27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 19-94035[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468760 |
History
editSummit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.[4]
A post office named Linwood opened in March 1895. Henry L. Manion was the postmaster.[5] This post office was in Summit Township and was discontinued[6] in 1903.[7]
Geography
editSummit Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Adair. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint Johns and Sunny Hill.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "IA - Summit township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 127–128.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Washington News". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA. March 7, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1912. p. 732.
- ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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