Summit Township, Clay County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Summit Township

Township

Location in Clay County

Coordinates: 43°12′41″N 095°12′48″W﻿ / ﻿43.21139°N 95.21333°W﻿ / 43.21139; -95.21333
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Clay
Area

• Total| 35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
• Land| 35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 1,358 ft (414 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 452
• Density| 12.8/sq mi (4.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0468761

Summit Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 452. Spencer Municipal Airport is located in the township.

## History

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Summit Township was created in 1872.[1]

## Geography

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Summit Township covers an area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fostoria. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Evergreen.

## Economy

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At one point Great Lakes Airlines was headquartered in the township.[2][3]

## Notes

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1. ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.
2. ^ "Welcome to Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd." Great Lakes Airlines. December 5, 1998. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
3. ^ "Spencer city, Iowa[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.

## References

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* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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

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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Spencer

Cities|

* Dickens
* Everly
* Fostoria
* Gillett Grove
* Greenville
* Peterson
* Rossie
* Royal
* Spencer
* Webb

Map of Iowa highlighting Clay County

Townships|

* Clay
* Douglas
* Freeman
* Garfield
* Gillett Grove
* Herdland
* Lake
* Lincoln
* Logan
* Lone Tree
* Meadow
* Peterson
* Riverton
* Sioux
* Summit
* Waterford

Unincorporated
communities|

* Cornell
* Langdon

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