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Estherville Township
Estherville Township
Township
	Location in Emmet County
	Coordinates: 43°23′03″N 94°50′56″W / 43.38417°N 94.84889°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Emmet
Area
• Total	93.63 km2 (36.15 sq mi)
• Land	92.75 km2 (35.81 sq mi)
• Water	0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) 0.94%
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	7,077
• Density	76.3/km2 (197.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51334, 51364
GNIS feature ID	0467798

Estherville Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,077.^[1]

History edit

Estherville Township takes its name from the county seat of Estherville. It was created prior to 1876, but the exact date is unknown because the records were destroyed in a courthouse fire.^[2]

Geography edit

According to the United States Census Bureau, Estherville Township covers an area of 36.15 square miles (93.63 square kilometers); of this, 35.81 square miles (92.75 square kilometers, 99.06 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.94 percent) is water.