Okoboji Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Okoboji Township
—  Township  —
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°18′03″N 95°12′27″W / 43.30083°N 95.2075°W / 43.30083; -95.2075Coordinates: 43°18′03″N 95°12′27″W / 43.30083°N 95.2075°W / 43.30083; -95.2075
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
– Total	36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2)
– Land	36.09 sq mi (93.48 km2)
– Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	1,365 ft (416 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,087
– Density	57.8/sq mi (22.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51351
GNIS feature ID	0468461

Okoboji Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,087^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Okoboji Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.54 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers, 99.94 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.07 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Milford (partial)

Adjacent townships

• Lakeville Township (north)
• Center Grove Township (northeast)
• Milford Township (east)
• Meadow Township, Clay County (southeast)
• Summit Township, Clay County (south)
• Waterford Township, Clay County (southwest)
• Westport Township (west)
• Excelsior Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Little Sioux Lutheran and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71
• Iowa Highway 86

Airports and landing strips

• Fuller Airport

Rivers

• Little Sioux River

Landmarks

• Horseshoe Bend County Rec Area

School districts

• 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

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

Iowa portal

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com