Lincoln Township, Story County, Iowa

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official_name = Lincoln Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Story
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area_total_sq_mi = 35.3
area_land_sq_mi = 35.3
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 856
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population_density_sq_mi = 24

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elevation_ft = 1066
latd = 42
latm = 09
lats = 55
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longd = 093
longm = 17
longs = 30
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postal_code = 50278
area_code = 641
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Lincoln Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 856.

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of convert|35.3|mi2|km2 and contains the incorporated town of Zearing. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery: the Zearing Cemetery.

runs north and south through the township and County Road E18 runs east-west. County Road E18 was formerly Iowa Hwy 221 until it was decommissoned on July 1, 2003 and redesignated as a county road.

Story County maintains Dakins Lake which is a 41 acre park located just north of Zearing in Lincoln Township. It has a five-acre lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, and crappie. It also has a small restored prairie and wooded areas.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Lincoln-Story-IA.html City-Data.com]