Avery Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Avery Township

Township

Location in Humboldt County

Humboldt County's location in Iowa

Coordinates: 42°56′49″N 93°33′43″W﻿ / ﻿42.947°N 93.562°W﻿ / 42.947; -93.562
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Humboldt
Named for| Oscar Fitzgalen Avery
Area

• Total| 36.2 sq mi (94 km2)
• Land| 35.8 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water| 0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation

| 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 316
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50520 (Bradgate)

GNIS feature ID| 0467405

Avery Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 316.

## History

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Avery Township was organized in 1873. It is named for O. F. Avery, a pioneer settler.[1]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Avery Township covers an area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2); of this, 35.8 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bradgate

### Adjacent townships

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* Wacousta Township (north)
* Delana Township (northeast)
* Rutland Township (east)
* Corinth Township (southeast)
* Weaver Township (south)
* Lake Township, Pocahontas County (southwest)
* Garfield Township, Pocahontas County (west)
* Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township does not contain any cemeteries.

## Political districts

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* Iowa's 4th congressional district
* State House District 4

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 718–721. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Places adjacent to Avery Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

| Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County | Wacousta Township | Delana Township

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Garfield Township, Pocahontas County |

Avery Township

| Rutland Township
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Lake Township, Pocahontas County | Weaver Township | Corinth Township

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Municipalities and communities of Humboldt County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Dakota City

Cities|

* Bode
* Bradgate
* Dakota City
* Gilmore City‡
* Hardy
* Humboldt
* Livermore
* Lu Verne‡
* Ottosen
* Renwick
* Rutland
* Thor

Map of Iowa highlighting Humboldt County

Townships|

* Avery
* Beaver
* Corinth
* Delana
* Grove
* Humboldt
* Lake
* Norway
* Rutland
* Vernon
* Wacousta
* Weaver

Unincorporated
communities|

* Arnold
* Pioneer

Ghost town|

* Unique

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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