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Summit Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 967.[3]

Summit Township, Adair County
Township
Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 094°38′29″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total35.59 sq mi (92.18 km2)
 • Land35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total967
 • Density27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-94035[2]
GNIS feature ID0468760

History


Summit Township was organized in 1871. Summit is named from the ridge it contains that forms the watershed between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.[4]


Geography


Summit Township covers an area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Adair. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint Johns and Sunny Hill.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "IA - Summit township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 127–128.



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