Beaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

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Township in Iowa, United States

Beaver Township

Township

Location in Humboldt County

Humboldt County's location in Iowa

Coordinates: 42°41′46″N 94°08′31″W﻿ / ﻿42.69611°N 94.14194°W﻿ / 42.69611; -94.14194
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Humboldt
Established| 1878
Area

• Total

| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land| 34.9 sq mi (90 km2)
• Water| 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation

| 1,132 ft (345 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 351
• Density| 10/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50529 (Dakota City)

GNIS feature ID| 0467427

Beaver Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 351. Beaver Township also contains the county seat of Humboldt County, Dakota City.

## History

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Beaver Township was organized in 1878.[1]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Beaver Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2); of this, 35.9 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Dakota City

### Adjacent townships

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* Grove Township (north)
* Lake Township (northeast)
* Norway Township (east)
* Newark Township, Webster County (southeast)
* Badger Township, Webster County (south)
* Deer Creek Township, Webster County (southwest)
* Corinth Township (west)
* Rutland Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains both East Beaver Cemetery and Zion Cemetery.

## 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. p. 726. 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 Beaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

| Rutland Township | Grove Township | Lake Township

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Corinth Township |

Beaver Township

| Norway Township
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Deer Creek Township, Webster County | Badger Township, Webster County | Newark Township, Webster County

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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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* United States portal

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