Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa

Twelve Mile Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 202.^[1]

Twelve Mile Lake Township
Township
Location in Emmet County
Coordinates: 43°18′22″N 94°50′48″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Emmet
Area
• Total	91.17 km2 (35.2 sq mi)
• Land	90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi)
• Water	0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)  0.97%
Elevation	440 m (1,444 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	202
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51334, 51342, 51364, 51365
GNIS feature ID	0468800

History

This township is named from the Twelve Mile Lake, which was said to be twelve miles from Estherville.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Twelve Mile Lake Township covers an area of 35.2 square miles (91.17 square kilometers); of this, 34.86 square miles (90.29 square kilometers, 99.03 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.97 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Wallingford (west quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Raleigh at 43.339404°N 94.868876°W / 43.339404; -94.868876

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Estherville Township (north)
• Center Township (northeast)
• High Lake Township (east)
• Walnut Township, Palo Alto County (southeast)
• Lost Island Township, Palo Alto County (south)
• Lake Township, Clay County (southwest)
• Lloyd Township, Dickinson County (west)
• Richland Township, Dickinson County (northwest)

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 4

Lakes

• Twelvemile Lake

School districts

• Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District
• Graettinger-Terril Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 7
• State Senate District 4