Delana Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Delana Township

Township

Location in Humboldt County

Coordinates: 42°51′50″N 94°16′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.86389°N 94.27139°W﻿ / 42.86389; -94.27139
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Humboldt
Established| 1870
Area

• Total| 36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
• Land| 36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

| 1,135 ft (346 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 532
• Density| 15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50519 (Bode)

GNIS feature ID| 0467697

Delana Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 532.

## History

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Delana Township was organized in 1871.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Delana Township covers an area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), all of this is land.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bode[1]

### Adjacent townships

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* Riverdale Township, Kossuth County (north)
* Sherman Township, Kossuth County (northeast)
* Humboldt Township (east)
* Grove Township (southeast)
* Rutland Township (south)
* Avery Township (southwest)
* Wacousta Township (west)
* Garfield Township, Kossuth County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains St. Olaf Cemetery, and Union Cemetery, also Bode Memorial Park.[1]

## 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. ^ a b c "Delana township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
2. ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 755. 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 Delana Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

| Garfield Township, Kossuth County | Riverdale Township, Kossuth County | Sherman Township, Kossuth County

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Wacousta Township |

Delana Township

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Avery Township | Rutland Township | Grove 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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