Superior Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

43°27′52″N 94°57′51″W / 43.46444°N 94.96417°W / 43.46444; -94.96417Country United StatesState IowaCountyDickinsonArea • Total74.2 km² (28.65 sq mi) • Land72.87 km² (28.13 sq mi) • Water1.34 km² (0.52 sq mi)  1.81%Elevation426 m (1,398 ft)Population • Total300 • Density4.1/km² (10.7/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0468770

Superior Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.^[1]

Superior Township was formed in 1872.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Superior Township covers an area of 28.65 square miles (74.2 square kilometers); of this, 28.13 square miles (72.87 square kilometers, 98.21 percent) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.34 square kilometers, 1.81 percent) is water.

• Superior (vast majority)

• Emmet Township, Emmet County (east)
• Estherville Township, Emmet County (southeast)
• Richland Township (south)
• Center Grove Township (southwest)
• Spirit Lake Township (west)

The township contains Superior Township Cemetery.

• U.S. Route 71

• Swan Lake

• Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District
• Spirit Lake Community School District

• Iowa's 5th congressional district
• State House District 06
• State Senate District 03

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

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