Union Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°12′02″N 094°17′55″W / 41.20056°N 94.29861°W / 41.20056; -94.29861Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAdairArea

• Total35.89 sq mi (92.95 km²) • Land35.83 sq mi (92.79 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.17 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,201 ft (366 m)Population

(2010)

• Total177 • Density4.9/sq mi (1.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code19-94161^[2]GNIS feature ID0468805

Union Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 177.^[3]

History

Union Township was first settled in 1853.^[4]

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 35.89 square miles (93.0 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Hill of Zion, Liberty and Wilson.

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.
^ "IA - Union 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. p. 177.