Weaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Weaver Township

Township

Farmland in Weaver Township near Pioneer

Location in Humboldt County

Coordinates: 42°41′24″N 94°22′35″W﻿ / ﻿42.69000°N 94.37639°W﻿ / 42.69000; -94.37639
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Humboldt
Established| 1873
Area

• Total

| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

| 1,171 ft (357 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 508
• Density| 14/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50541 (Gilmore City, Pioneer)

GNIS feature ID| 0468960

Weaver Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 508.

## History

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Weaver Township was organized in 1874.[2] It was named for John N. Weaver, who gave a well-received speech on the Fourth of July, 1873.[3]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Weaver Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2); all of this land.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Gilmore City, also partially in Pocahontas County
* Pioneer, unincorporated community
* Unique, former community that existed from 1879 to 1900, now unincorporated

### Adjacent townships

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* Avery Township (north)
* Rutland Township (northeast)
* Corinth Township (east)
* Deer Creek Township, Webster County (southeast)
* Jackson Township, Webster County (south)
* Lincoln Township, Calhoun County (southwest)
* Lake Township, Pocahontas County (west)
* Garfield Township, Pocahontas County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Weaver Township Cemetery and Marble Valley Cemetery.[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 "Weaver township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)". U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
2. ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 895. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".
3. ^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 906. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".

## External links

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

Places adjacent to Weaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

| Garfield Township, Pocahontas County | Avery Township | Rutland Township

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Lake Township, Pocahontas County |

Weaver Township

| Corinth Township
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Lincoln Township, Calhoun County | Jackson Township, Webster County | Deer Creek 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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