Lincoln Township, Shelby County, Iowa

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Lincoln Township
Lincoln County highlighted in Shelby County
Lincoln County highlighted in Shelby County
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyShelby
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
406
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Lincoln Township is a township in Shelby County, Iowa. In the 2020 U.S. Census, there were 406 residents of the township, with 137 occupied dwellings, and 3 unoccupied dwellings.[1] The total area is 33.6 square miles.[2]

This township was constituted on April 3, 1871, when it had a population of 129. It it bounded to the north by Westphalia Township, on the east by Center, on the south by Shelby and Fairview, and on the west by Cass.[3] The first white settler in what became the township was likely Jacob Bosley, who arrived in 1865, followed most likely by T.A. Long in 1868.[4]

The township's population declined since the 1930 census (population 640) to 371 in the 2020 census, before rising slightly to 406 in the 2020 census.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890935
1900725−22.5%
1910614−15.3%
1920588−4.2%
19306408.8%
1940633−1.1%
1950553−12.6%
19605570.7%
1970457−18.0%
1980453−0.9%
1990389−14.1%
2000376−3.3%
2010371−1.3%
20204069.4%

[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ 2020 U.S. Census Iowa Townships and Other Subdivisions Population, sos.iowa.gov
  2. ^ "Census profile: lincoln township, Shelby County, IA". Census Reporter.
  3. ^ Biographical History of Shelby and Audubon Counties, ch 2 (1889)
  4. ^ White, Edward S. Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, p. 123 (1915)
  5. ^ ref
  6. ^ 1940 Census of Population: Volume 1
  7. ^ 1960 Census of Population - Advance Reports - Final Population Counts; Reports and Tables: Illinois Through Massachusetts, p. 69 (1960)
  8. ^ [1970 census info], pdf p. 77
  9. ^ Iowa 1950 Census report, PDF p. 19
  10. ^ 2010 census
  11. ^ 2000 Iowa Census
  12. ^ 1990 and 2000 township census numbers
  13. ^ 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Iowa, PC80-1-A17, U.S. Census

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