Lincoln Township, Story County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Lincoln Township is a township
in Story County
, Iowa
, USA
. At the 2000 census
, its population was 856.
, it contains one cemetery: the Zearing Cemetery.
U.S. Route 65
runs north-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, a 41 acres (165,921.3 m²) park located just north of Zearing in Lincoln Township. It has a 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, and crappie. It also has a small restored prairie and wooded areas.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Story County
Story County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 89,542 in the county, with a population density of . There were 36,789 housing units, of which 34,736 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, USA
United States
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. At the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 856.
Geography
Lincoln Township covers an area of 35.3 mi2 and contains the incorporated town of Zearing. According to the USGSUnited States Geological Survey
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, it contains one cemetery: the Zearing Cemetery.
U.S. Route 65U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
runs north-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, a 41 acres (165,921.3 m²) park located just north of Zearing in Lincoln Township. It has a 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, and crappie. It also has a small restored prairie and wooded areas.