Excelsior Township, Dickinson County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
43°23′06″N 95°19′22″W / 43.38500°N 95.32278°W / 43.38500; -95.32278![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
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(2000)
51345, 51347, 51351
Excelsior Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 186.[1]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Excelsior Township covers an area of 36.36 square miles (94.16 square kilometers); of this, 36.24 square miles (93.86 square kilometers, 99.68 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers, 0.32 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
- Silver Lake Township (north)
- Diamond Lake Township (northeast)
- Lakeville Township (east)
- Okoboji Township (southeast)
- Westport Township (south)
- Harrison Township, Osceola County (southwest)
- Allison Township, Osceola County (west)
- Fairview Township, Osceola County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Excelsior Township Cemetery.
Major highways
Lakes
- Stony Lake
School districts
- Harris-Lake Park Community School District
- Okoboji Community School District
Political districts
- Iowa's 5th congressional district
- State House District 06
- State Senate District 03
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 6, 2009.
External links
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