Seneca Township, Kossuth County, Iowa

History

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

As of the 2019 American community survey, Seneca Township had a population of 152 residents, of whom 100% were white.[6]

Geography

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

Government

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

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

References
  1. "Seneca Populated Place Profile / Kossuth County, Iowa Data". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. "Plat book of Kossuth County, Iowa, 1930 :: Hixson Plat Map Atlases of Iowa". 128.255.22.135. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  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 2021-02-15.
  6. "Seneca township, Kossuth County, Iowa". United States Census Bureau.
  7. "Census profile: Seneca township, Kossuth County, IA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. "Voting Precincts". Kossuth County.
  9. "Kossuth County, Iowa | Board of Supervisors". kossuthcounty.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  10. "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  11. "District 4" (PDF).
  12. "State Representative". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  13. "District 7" (PDF).
  14. "Iowa's 4th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  15. "North Kossuth Community School District Map | Iowa Department of Education". educateiowa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-15.


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