Excelsior Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Excelsior Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°23′06″N 95°19′22″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	94.16 km2 (36.36 sq mi)
• Land	93.86 km2 (36.24 sq mi)
• Water	0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi)  0.32%
Elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	186
• Density	2/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51345, 51347, 51351
GNIS feature ID	0467803

Excelsior Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 186.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Excelsior Township covers an area of 36.36 square miles (94.16 square kilometers); of this, 36.24 square miles (93.86 square kilometers, 99.68 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers, 0.32 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Silver Lake Township (north)
• Diamond Lake Township (northeast)
• Lakeville Township (east)
• Okoboji Township (southeast)
• Westport Township (south)
• Harrison Township, Osceola County (southwest)
• Allison Township, Osceola County (west)
• Fairview Township, Osceola County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Excelsior Township Cemetery.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 9

Lakes

• Stony Lake

School districts

• Harris-Lake Park Community School District
• Okoboji Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 5th congressional district
• State House District 06
• State Senate District 03

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com