Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Westport Township
Westport Township
Township
	Location in Dickinson County
	Coordinates: 43°18′01″N 95°19′41″W / 43.30028°N 95.32806°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	93.05 km2 (35.93 sq mi)
• Land	93.02 km2 (35.91 sq mi)
• Water	0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) 0.03%
Elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	143
• Density	1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51338, 51345, 51347, 51351
GNIS feature ID	0468987

Westport Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 143.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Westport Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles (93.1 km²); of this, 35.91 square miles (93.0 km²), 99.97 percent is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) and 0.03 percent is water.

Extinct towns

Hagerty at 43°18′47″N 95°19′45″W / 43.313023°N 95.329169°W / 43.313023; -95.329169
Wallace at 43°16′12″N 95°19′45″W / 43.269968°N 95.329169°W / 43.269968; -95.329169

Adjacent townships

Excelsior Township (north)
Lakeville Township (northeast)
Okoboji Township (east)
Summit Township, Clay County (southeast)
Waterford Township, Clay County (south)
Harrison Township, Osceola County (west)
Allison Township, Osceola County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Westport Cemetery.

School districts

Clay Central-Everly Community School District
Harris-Lake Park Community School District
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District
Okoboji Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 5th congressional district
State House District 06
State Senate District 03

References

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 6, 2009.

External links

[1] "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 6, 2009.

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