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==History== |
==History== |
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Summit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hX4UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA127 | title=History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1 | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | author=Kilburn, Lucian Moody | year=1915 | pages=127–128}}</ref> |
Summit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hX4UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA127 | title=History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1 | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | author=Kilburn, Lucian Moody | year=1915 | pages=127–128}}</ref> |
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A post office named Linwood opened in March 1895. Henry L. Manion was the postmaster.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1895-07-03 |title=Miscellaneous Washington News |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/416374322/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=Sioux City Journal |location=Sioux City, IA |page=1 |language=en}}</ref> This post office was in Summit Township and was discontinued<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UMtOAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA732&dq=linwood,+adair+county,+iowa&hl=en |title=Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory |date=1912 |publisher=R.L. Polk & Company |pages=732 |language=en}}</ref> in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post Offices |url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IA&county=Adair |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.postalhistory.com}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
Revision as of 21:48, 26 January 2024
Summit Township, Adair County | |
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Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 094°38′29″W / 41.46250°N 94.64139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Adair |
Area | |
• Total | 35.59 sq mi (92.18 km2) |
• Land | 35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 967 |
• Density | 27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 19-94035[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0468760 |
Summit Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 967.[3]
History
Summit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.[4]
A post office named Linwood opened in March 1895. Henry L. Manion was the postmaster.[5] This post office was in Summit Township and was discontinued[6] in 1903.[7]
Geography
Summit Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Adair. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint Johns and Sunny Hill.
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 - Summit 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. pp. 127–128.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Washington News". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA. July 3, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1912. p. 732.
- ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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