Twin Lakes Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°26′04″N 094°41′33″W / 42.43444°N 94.69250°W / 42.43444; -94.69250Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyCalhounArea

• Total36.82 sq mi (95.36 km²) • Land36.07 sq mi (93.42 km²) • Water0.75 sq mi (1.94 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,224 ft (373 m)Population

(2000)

• Total1,434 • Density39.8/sq mi (15.4/km²)FIPS code19-94152^[2]GNIS feature ID0468802

Twin Lakes Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,434.

History

Twin Lakes Township was created in 1877. It takes its name from two lakes near the northeastern corner.^[3]

Geography

Twin Lakes Township covers an area of 36.82 square miles (95.4 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rockwell City. Part of the census-designated place of Twin Lakes occupies the northeast portion of the township, surrounding South Twin Lake. According to the USGS, the township contains one cemetery, Twin Lakes.

References

^ "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.
^ Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 123.