Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa
township in Franklin County, Iowa
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 km2); of this, 32.57 square miles (84.4 km2) (99.42 percent) was land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (0.58 percent) was water.
Cemeteries
The township contains Trinity Cemetery.
Transportation
Iowa Highway 3
U.S. Route 65
School districts
Hampton–Dumont Community School District
Political districts
Iowa's 4th congressional district
State House District 54
State Senate District 27
References
"TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Mott Township, Franklin County, Iowa” as township in Franklin County, Iowa. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Franklin County, Iowa. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q9042602. Authority coordinates are 42.778, -93.209. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010 and 1879.
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