Corinth Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°41′N 94°16′W / 42.683°N 94.267°W / 42.683; -94.267Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyHumboldtEstablished1876Area

• Total32.8 sq mi (85 km²) • Land32.7 sq mi (85 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

1,129 ft (344 m)Population

(2000)

• Total366 • Density11/sq mi (4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50548 (Humboldt)

GNIS feature ID0467658U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth Township, Humboldt County, Iowa

Corinth Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.^[1] As of the 2000 census, its unincorporated population was 366. Corinth Township also contains most of the largest town in Humboldt County, Humboldt.

History

Corinth Township was organized in 1879.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Corinth Township covers an area of 32.8 square miles (85 km²); of this, 32.7 square miles (85 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Humboldt^[1]

Adjacent townships

Rutland Township (north)
Grove Township (northeast)
Beaver Township (east)
Badger Township, Webster County (southeast)
Deer Creek Township, Webster County (south)
Jackson Township, Webster County (southwest)
Weaver Township (west)
Avery Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Indian Mound Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, and Our Saviors Cemetery.^[1] St. Mary's Cemetery is located within the Humboldt city limits.

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Corinth township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
^ History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 733. Note that Google Books misspells "Humboldt".