Center Grove Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

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Center Grove Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Location in Dickinson County
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Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Dickinson
Area
 • Total 36.15 sq mi (93.63 km2)
 • Land 31.38 sq mi (81.28 km2)
 • Water 4.77 sq mi (12.35 km2)  13.19%
Elevation 1,398 ft (426 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 7,478
 • Density 238.3/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 51331, 51351, 51355, 51360
GNIS feature ID 0467588

Center Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,478.[1]

History

Center Grove Township was formed in 1866.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Center Grove Township covers an area of 36.15 square miles (93.63 square kilometers); of this, 31.38 square miles (81.28 square kilometers, 86.81 percent) is land and 4.77 square miles (12.35 square kilometers, 13.19 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Lake View, Lakeland Memory Gardens and Rose Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Airport Okoboji
  • Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Heliport
  • Lake Okoboji Seaplane Base
  • Spirit Lake Municipal Airport

Lakes

  • Center Lake
  • Lower Gar Lake
  • Minnewashta Lake
  • Prairie Lake
  • Upper Gar Lake

Landmarks

School districts

  • Okoboji Community School District
  • Spirit Lake Community School District

Political districts

References

  1. United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
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