Eureka Township
Location in Adair County
Location in Adair County
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 94°38′38″W / 41.37472°N 94.64389°W / 41.37472; -94.64389
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAdair
Area
  Total35.59 sq mi (92.19 km2)
  Land35.54 sq mi (92.06 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
1,306 ft (398 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total101
  Density2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50846, 50849
GNIS feature ID0467800

Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 101.[1]

History

Eureka Township was organized in 1870.[2] "Eureka!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he discovered coal within the township borders.[3] It was served by Berea post office from 1894 to 1908,[4] named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Eureka Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.19 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water.

Cities

Extinct towns

  • Berea

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Eureka.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Nodaway Lake

Landmarks

  • Ken Sidey Nature Area County Park
  • Nodaway Park

School districts

  • Nodaway Valley

Political districts

References

  1. "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp. 837.
  3. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 167.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. Joseph Silas Diller (1902). Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 41.
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