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Lincoln Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 856.

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Lincoln Township
Township
Location in Story County
Coordinates: 42°09′55″N 093°17′30″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Story
Area
• Total	35.3 sq mi (91 km2)
• Land	35.3 sq mi (91 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.0%
Elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	856
• Density	24/sq mi (9/km2)
ZIP Code	50278
Area code(s)	641

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 35.3 square miles (91 km²) and contains the incorporated town of Zearing. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery: the Zearing Cemetery.

U.S. Route 65 runs north–south through the township and County Road E18 runs east–west. County Road E18 was formerly Iowa Hwy 221 until it was decommissioned on July 1, 2003, and redesignated as a county road.

Story County maintains Dakins Lake, a 41-acre (170,000 m²) park located just north of Zearing in Lincoln Township. It has a 5-acre (20,000 m²) lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, and crappie. It also has a small restored prairie and wooded areas.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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