Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County, Iowa

Twelve Mile Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 202.

History
This township is named from the Twelve Mile Lake, which was said to be twelve miles from Estherville.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Twelve Mile Lake Township covers an area of 35.2 square miles (91.17 square kilometers); of this, 34.86 square miles (90.29 square kilometers, 99.03 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 square kilometers, 0.97 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Wallingford (west quarter)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Raleigh at 43.3394°N, -94.86888°W

Adjacent townships

 * Estherville Township (north)
 * Center Township (northeast)
 * High Lake Township (east)
 * Walnut Township, Palo Alto County (southeast)
 * Lost Island Township, Palo Alto County (south)
 * Lake Township, Clay County (southwest)
 * Lloyd Township, Dickinson County (west)
 * Richland Township, Dickinson County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:Iowa 4.svg|25px]] Iowa Highway 4

Lakes

 * Twelvemile Lake

School districts

 * Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District
 * Graettinger-Terril Community School District

Political districts

 * Iowa's 4th congressional district
 * State House District 7
 * State Senate District 4