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词条 Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Adjacent townships  Cemeteries  Major highways 

  3. School districts

  4. Political districts

  5. References

  6. External links

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}}Liberty Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 276.[1]

History

Liberty Township was originally called German Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1878.[2][3] It was originally settled chiefly by Germans, hence its former name.[3]

In the 20th century, German Township was renamed Liberty Township due to Anti-German sentiment during World War I.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Liberty Township covers an area of 36.14 square miles (93.61 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers, 99.86 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers, 0.14 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

  • Garfield Township (north)
  • Concord Township (northeast)
  • Ell Township (east)
  • Avery Township (southeast)
  • Twin Lake Township (south)
  • Amsterdam Township (southwest)
  • Erin Township (west)
  • Britt Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Liberty Cemetery.

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 69

School districts

  • Belmond-Klemme Community School District
  • Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District
  • West Hancock Community School District

Political districts

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

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121210171316/http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
1. ^United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
2. ^{{cite book | title=History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | year=1917 | pages=}}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlE0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA710#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa | publisher=Union Publishing Company | year=1884 | pages=710}}
4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeieoSKjcrwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA79#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=A Literary History of Iowa | publisher=University of Iowa Press | author=Andrews, Clarence A. | year=1972 | pages=79}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
  • City-Data.com
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Liberty Township
|North=Garfield Township
|Northeast=Concord Township
|East=Ell Township
|Southeast=Avery Township
|South=Twin Lake Township
|Southwest=Amsterdam Township
|West=Erin Township
|Northwest=Britt Township
}}{{Hancock County, Iowa}}

2 : Townships in Hancock County, Iowa|Townships in Iowa

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