Summerset Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°17′17″N 094°31′33″W / 41.28806°N 94.52583°W / 41.28806; -94.52583Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAdairArea

• Total35.81 sq mi (92.75 km²) • Land35.65 sq mi (92.34 km²) • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,260 ft (384 m)Population

(2010)

• Total996 • Density27.9/sq mi (10.8/km²)FIPS code19-94032^[2]GNIS feature ID0468759

Summerset Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 996.^[3]

History

Summerset Township was organized in 1856.^[4]

Geography

Summerset Township covers an area of 35.81 square miles (92.7 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fontanelle. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Fontanelle.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "IA - Summerset township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 114.