Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa
township in Humboldt County, Iowa
Wacousta Township is one of twelve townships in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 246.
History
Wacousta Township was organized in 1858.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wacousta Township covers an area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2); all of this land.
Cities, towns, villages
Ottosen
Adjacent townships
Garfield Township, Kossuth County (north)
Riverdale Township, Kossuth County (northeast)
Delana Township (east)
Rutland Township (southeast)
Avery Township (south)
Garfield Township, Pocahontas County (southwest)
Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County (west)
West Bend Township, Palo Alto County (northwest)
Political districts
Iowa's 4th congressional district
State House District 4
Cemeteries
Wacousta Township contains McKnight Cemetery and Union Cemetery, in addition to the Omer-Thorsen Farm.
“Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa” enters the record as township in Humboldt County, Iowa. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wacousta, Township and Humboldt can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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