Milford Township, Dickinson County, Iowa

Milford Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°17′52″N 95°05′25″W / 43.29778°N 95.09028°WCoordinates: 43°17′52″N 95°05′25″W / 43.29778°N 95.09028°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	35.51 sq mi (91.98 km^2)
• Land	35.46 sq mi (91.85 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km^2)  0.13%
Elevation	1,457 ft (444 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	869
• Density	24.5/sq mi (9.5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	51351, 51364
GNIS feature ID	0468380

Milford Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 869.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Milford Township covers an area of 35.51 square miles (91.98 square kilometers); of this, 35.46 square miles (91.85 square kilometers, 99.86 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.12 square kilometers, 0.13 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Milford (east half)

Unincorporated towns

• Old Town at 43°18′49″N 95°08′39″W / 43.313575°N 95.144163°W

Adjacent townships

• Center Grove Township (north)
• Richland Township (northeast)
• Lloyd Township (east)
• Lake Township, Clay County (southeast)
• Meadow Township, Clay County (south)
• Summit Township, Clay County (southwest)
• Okoboji Township (west)
• Lakeville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Milford Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71

Lakes

• Lower Gar Lake

School districts

• Okoboji Community School District
• Terril 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

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com