Lincoln Township, Shelby County, Iowa

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Township in Iowa, United States

Lincoln Township

Township

Lincoln County highlighted in Shelby County

Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Shelby
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 406
Time zone| UTC-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 Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 935| | —
1900| 725| | −22.5%
1910| 614| | −15.3%
1920| 588| | −4.2%
1930| 640| | 8.8%
1940| 633| | −1.1%
1950| 553| | −12.6%
1960| 557| | 0.7%
1970| 457| | −18.0%
1980| 453| | −0.9%
1990| 389| | −14.1%
2000| 376| | −3.3%
2010| 371| | −1.3%
2020| 406| | 9.4%

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## 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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