Ingham Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°46′29″N 93°05′05″W / 42.77472°N 93.08472°W / 42.77472; -93.08472CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyFranklinArea

• Total36.31 sq mi (94.04 km²) • Land36.3 sq mi (94.01 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

1,040 ft (317 m)Population

(2010)^[1]

• Total311 • Density8.6/sq mi (3.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50441, 50605, 50625

GNIS feature ID0468073^[2]

Ingham Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 311 and it contained 145 housing units.^[1]

History

Ingham Township was organized in 1858. It was named for George H. Ingham, a pioneer settler and native of Ohio.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Ingham Township covered an area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km²); of this, 36.3 square miles (94 km²) (99.97 percent) was land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Hansell

Cemeteries

The township contains Hansell Cemetery.^[4]

Transportation

Iowa Highway 3

School districts

Hampton-Dumont Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 4th congressional district
State House District 54
State Senate District 27

References

"TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

^ ^a ^b ^c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ "Ingham Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 273.
^ "Hansell Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.