Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°W / 41.37472; -94.64389Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAdairArea

• Total35.59 sq mi (92.19 km²) • Land35.54 sq mi (92.06 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.14%Elevation

1,306 ft (398 m)Population

(2020)

• Total101 • Density2.5/sq mi (1.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50846, 50849

GNIS feature ID0467800

Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 101.^[1]

History

Eureka 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

According 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

Fontanelle

Extinct towns

Berea

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Eureka.

Major highways

Iowa Highway 92

Lakes

Nodaway Lake

Landmarks

Ken Sidey Nature Area County Park
Nodaway Park

School districts

Nodaway Valley

Political districts

Iowa's 4th congressional district
State House District 58
State Senate District 29

References

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.