Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa

Eureka Township
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
 • Total
35.59 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)
 • Total
101
 • 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.