Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Prescott Township is one of twelve townships
in Adams County
, Iowa
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 433.
Prescott Township was formed in 1873 from the formerly named Queen City
Township, to which a portion of Quincy Township
was also annexed.
. According to the USGS
, it contains four cemeteries: Evergreen, Icarian, Mount Pleasant and Old Evergreen.
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 Adams County
Adams County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 4,029 in the county, with a population density of . There were 2,010 housing units, of which 1,715 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of 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 433.
Prescott Township was formed in 1873 from the formerly named Queen City
Queen City, Iowa
Queen City was an Adams County, Iowa farming town located about three miles northeast of present day Corning, Iowa, and northwest of the Icarian commune with which it shared a post office...
Township, to which a portion of Quincy Township
Quincy Township, Adams County, Iowa
Quincy Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1979.-Geography:Quincy Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Corning . According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Oakland, Old Queen City,...
was also annexed.
Geography
Prescott Township covers an area of 35.58 square miles (92.2 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, PrescottPrescott, Iowa
Prescott is a city in Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 266 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Prescott is located at ....
. According to the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
, it contains four cemeteries: Evergreen, Icarian, Mount Pleasant and Old Evergreen.