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Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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Township in Iowa, United States
Mott Township
Township
Location in Franklin CountyLocation in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′42″N 93°12′09″W / 42.77833°N 93.20250°W / 42.77833; -93.20250
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total32.76 sq mi (84.85 km)
 • Land32.57 sq mi (84.36 km)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km)  0.58%
Elevation1,109 ft (338 m)
Population
 • Total498
 • Density15.3/sq mi (5.9/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes50441, 50475
GNIS feature ID0468413

Mott Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 498 and it contained 237 housing units.

History

Mott Township was organized in 1879. The Mott family were prominent landowners.

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Mott Township covered an area of 32.76 square miles (84.8 km); of this, 32.57 square miles (84.4 km) (99.42 percent) was land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km) (0.58 percent) was water.

Cemeteries

The township contains Trinity Cemetery.

Transportation

School districts

  • Hampton-Dumont Community School District

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  2. "Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  3. Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 344–346.
  4. "Trinity Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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Places adjacent to Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Richland Township Ross Township West Fork Township
Marion Township Mott Township Ingham Township
Hamilton Township Hampton Township Reeve Township Geneva Township
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Hampton
Cities
Map of Iowa highlighting Franklin County
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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