Seneca Township, Kossuth County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°19′N 94°25′W / 43.317°N 94.417°W / 43.317; -94.417
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Seneca Township is a minor civil division[1] in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.[2]

History[edit]

Seneca Township was previously called Greenwood Township, and divided from Swea Township. Many of its early settlers were farmers, including dairy farmers.[3] Its first post office was established in 1870.[4] State legislator Julius H. Jensen was born in Seneca Township in 1885.[5]

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2020 census, Seneca Township had a population of 132 residents in 56 households, of whom 126 were white, four were some other race, two were two or more races, and five were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[6]

Geography[edit]

Seneca Township has an area of 35.8 square miles[7] and an elevation of 1,197 feet.[1]

Government[edit]

Seneca Township is in district four of the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors,[8] represented by Kyle Stecker.[9] It is represented in the Iowa Senate by Republican Dennis Guth[10] of district four,[11] and in the Iowa House of Representatives by Republican Henry Stone[12] of district seven.[13] In the United States House of Representatives Seneca Township is represented by Republican Randy Feenstra of Iowa's 4th congressional district.[14]

Education[edit]

Seneca Township is split between the North Kossuth Community School District and the North Union Community School District.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Seneca Populated Place Profile / Kossuth County, Iowa Data". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Plat book of Kossuth County, Iowa, 1930 :: Hixson Plat Map Atlases of Iowa". 128.255.22.135. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Reed, Benjamin F. (1913). History of Kossuth County, Iowa. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company.
  4. ^ History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa: Together with Sketches of Their Cities, Villages, and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Union Publishing Company. 1884.
  5. ^ "Representative J. H. Jensen". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Seneca township, Kossuth County, Iowa". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Census profile: Seneca township, Kossuth County, IA". Census Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Voting Precincts". Kossuth County.
  9. ^ "Kossuth County, Iowa | Board of Supervisors". kossuthcounty.iowa.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "District 4" (PDF).
  12. ^ "State Representative". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "District 7" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Iowa's 4th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. ^ "North Kossuth Community School District Map | Iowa Department of Education". educateiowa.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

43°19′N 94°25′W / 43.317°N 94.417°W / 43.317; -94.417

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