Crystal Township, Hancock County, Iowa

Crystal Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 43°13′13″N 93°47′36″W / 43.22028°N 93.79333°W / 43.22028; -93.79333Coordinates: 43°13′13″N 93°47′36″W / 43.22028°N 93.79333°W / 43.22028; -93.79333
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Hancock
Area
– Total	35.5 sq mi (91.96 km2)
– Land	35.11 sq mi (90.93 km2)
– Water	0.4 sq mi (1.03 km2)  1.12%
Elevation	1,299 ft (396 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	529
– Density	15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50423, 50432, 50436
GNIS feature ID	0467668

Crystal Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 529^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Crystal Township covers an area of 35.5 square miles (91.96 square kilometers); of this, 35.11 square miles (90.93 square kilometers, 98.88 percent) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.03 square kilometers, 1.12 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Crystal Lake

Adjacent townships

• Linden Township, Winnebago County (north)
• Forest Township, Winnebago County (northeast)
• Madison Township (east)
• Garfield Township (southeast)
• Britt Township (south)
• Orthel Township (southwest)
• Bingham Township (west)
• Grant Township, Winnebago County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Crystal Township Cemetery.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 111

Airports and landing strips

• South 80 Field

Lakes

• Crystal Lake

Landmarks

• Crystal Lake Roadside Park
• Ellsworth College Park

School districts

• Garner-Hayfield Community School District
• West Hancock Community School District
• Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 11
• State Senate District 6

References

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

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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