Avery Township, Hancock County, Iowa

Avery Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 42°56′49″N 93°33′46″W / 42.94694°N 93.56278°W / 42.94694; -93.56278
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Hancock
Area
• Total	35.88 sq mi (92.94 km2)
• Land	35.84 sq mi (92.82 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	1,247 ft (380 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	387
• Density	10.8/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50439, 50449, 50457
GNIS feature ID	0467404

Avery Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 387.^[1]

Avery Township was named for Anson Avery, a pioneer settler.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Avery Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles (92.94 square kilometers); of this, 35.84 square miles (92.82 square kilometers, 99.87 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers, 0.12 percent) is water.

• Goodell (east three-quarters)

• Ell Township (north)
• Union Township, Cerro Gordo County (northeast)
• Grimes Township, Cerro Gordo County (east)
• Wisner Township, Franklin County (southeast)
• Pleasant Township, Wright County (south)
• Belmond Township, Wright County (southwest)
• Twin Lake Township (west)
• Liberty Township (northwest)

The township contains Amsterdam & Calvary Cemeteries.

• Eldred Sherwood Park

• Belmond-Klemme Community School District
• Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 12
• State Senate District 6

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com