Ingham Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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]

Ingham Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′29″N 93°05′05″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.31 sq mi (94.04 km^2)
• Land	36.3 sq mi (94.01 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	1,040 ft (317 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	311
• Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50441, 50605, 50625
GNIS feature ID	0468073[2]

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.

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Ingham Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. 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.
4. "Hansell Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com