Rutland Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

42°40′17″N 94°00′19″W / 42.67139°N 94.00528°W / 42.67139; -94.00528Country United StatesState IowaCountyHumboldtEstablished1867Area • Total34.8 sq mi (90 km²) • Land34.5 sq mi (89 km²) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation1,152 ft (351 m)Population • Total529 • Density15/sq mi (6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0468648

Rutland Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.^[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 529.

History

Rutland Township was organized in 1867.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rutland Township covers an area of 34.8 square miles (90 km²); 34.5 square miles (89 km²) of this is land, and the remaining 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Rutland

Adjacent townships

• Delana Township (north)
• Humboldt Township (northeast)
• Grove Township (east)
• Beaver Township (southeast)
• Corinth Township (south)
• Weaver Township (southwest)
• Avery Township (west)
• Wacousta Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Rutland Township Cemetery.

Political districts

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

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com