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Avery Township, Hancock County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hancock

ZIP codes
  
50439, 50449, 50457

Elevation
  
380 m

Local time
  
Friday 6:00 AM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0467404

Area
  
92.93 km²

Population
  
387 (2000)

Avery Township, Hancock County, Iowa

Weather
  
-11°C, Wind E at 0 km/h, 90% Humidity

Avery Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 387.

Contents

Map of Avery, IA, USA

History

Avery Township was named for Anson Avery, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Avery Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles (92.94 square kilometers); of this, 35.84 square miles (92.82 square kilometers, 99.87 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers, 0.12 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Goodell (east three-quarters)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Ell Township (north)
  • Union Township, Cerro Gordo County (northeast)
  • Grimes Township, Cerro Gordo County (east)
  • Wisner Township, Franklin County (southeast)
  • Pleasant Township, Wright County (south)
  • Belmond Township, Wright County (southwest)
  • Twin Lake Township (west)
  • Liberty Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains Amsterdam & Calvary Cemeteries.

    Landmarks

  • Eldred Sherwood Park

    • School districts

  • Belmond-Klemme Community School District
  • Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District

    • Political districts

  • Iowa's 4th congressional district
  • State House District 12
  • State Senate District 6

    • References

    Avery Township, Hancock County, Iowa Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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