Fisher Township, Fremont County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Fisher Township

Township

Location in Fremont County

Coordinates: 40°42′22″N 95°25′43″W﻿ / ﻿40.70611°N 95.42861°W﻿ / 40.70611; -95.42861
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Fremont
Area

• Total| 40.45 sq mi (104.78 km2)
• Land| 40.45 sq mi (104.78 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 1,076 ft (328 m)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total| 698
• Density| 17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

51601, 51639

GNIS feature ID| 0467834[2]

Fisher Township is one of thirteen townships in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 698 and it contained 341 housing units.[1]

## History

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Fisher Township was named for Edward Fisher, a pioneer settler.[3]

## Geography

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As of the 2010 census, Fisher Township covered an area of 40.45 square miles (104.8 km2), all land.[1]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Farragut (vast majority)
* Shenandoah (west quarter)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Farragut Cemetery[4] and Manti Cemetery.[5]

### Transportation

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* Iowa Highway 2
* U.S. Route 59

## School districts

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* Shenandoah Community School District

## Political districts

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* Iowa's 3rd congressional district
* State House District 23
* State Senate District 12

## References

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* "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

1. ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
2. ^ "Fisher Township, Fremont County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
3. ^ History of Fremont County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. Iowa Historical Company. 1881. pp. 542.
4. ^ "Farragut Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
5. ^ "Manti Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

## External links

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* City-Data.com

Places adjacent to Fisher Township, Fremont County, Iowa

| Prairie Township | Walnut Township | Grant Township, Page County

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Riverton Township |

Fisher Township

| Morton Township, Page County
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Madison Township | Locust Grove Township | Washington Township, Page County

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Municipalities and communities of Fremont County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Sidney

Cities|

* Farragut
* Hamburg
* Imogene
* Randolph
* Riverton
* Shenandoah‡
* Sidney
* Tabor‡
* Thurman

Map of Iowa highlighting Fremont County

Townships|

* Benton
* Fisher
* Green
* Locust Grove
* Madison
* Monroe
* Prairie
* Riverside
* Riverton
* Scott
* Sidney
* Walnut
* Washington

CDPs|

* Anderson
* Bartlett
* Percival

Other
unincorporated
community|

* McPaul
* Civil Bend

Footnotes|

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

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