Estherville Township, Emmet County, Iowa

43°23′03″N 94°50′56″W / 43.38417°N 94.84889°W / 43.38417; -94.84889Country United StatesState IowaCountyEmmetArea • Total93.63 km² (36.15 sq mi) • Land92.75 km² (35.81 sq mi) • Water0.88 km² (0.34 sq mi)  0.94%Elevation435 m (1,427 ft)Population • Total7,077 • Density76.3/km² (197.6/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0467798

Estherville Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,077.^[1]

Estherville Township takes its name from the county seat of Estherville. It was created prior to 1876, but the exact date is unknown because the records were destroyed in a courthouse fire.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Estherville Township covers an area of 36.15 square miles (93.63 square kilometers); of this, 35.81 square miles (92.75 square kilometers, 99.06 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.94 percent) is water.

• Estherville

• Emmet Township (north)
• Ellsworth Township (northeast)
• Center Township (east)
• High Lake Township (southeast)
• Twelve Mile Lake Township (south)
• Lloyd Township, Dickinson County (southwest)
• Richland Township, Dickinson County (west)
• Superior Township, Dickinson County (northwest)

The township contains these five cemeteries: East Side, Estherville Lutheran, Norwegian, Oak Hill and Saint Patricks.

• Iowa Highway 4
• Iowa Highway 9

• Cheever Lake
• Fourmile Lake

• Fort Defiance State Park
• Iowa Lakes Community College

• Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 7
• State Senate District 4

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com