View source for Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa

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|area_total_km2           = 92.15
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|population_total         = 424
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'''Prescott Township''' is one of twelve [[Township (United States)|townships]] in [[Adams County, Iowa|Adams County]], [[Iowa]], [[United States]].  At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], its population was 424.<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web|url= http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1900393504|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130409223258/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1900393504|url-status= dead|archive-date= April 9, 2013|title= IA - Prescott township|publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate= March 17, 2013}}</ref>
Prescott Township was formed in 1873 from the formerly named [[Queen City, Iowa|Queen City]] Township, to which a portion of [[Quincy Township, Adams County, Iowa|Quincy Township]] was also annexed.<ref>[[1880 United States Census|1880 U.S. Census]], Table III, p.159</ref>
==Geography==
Prescott Township covers an area of {{convert|35.58|sqmi|km2}} and contains one incorporated settlement, [[Prescott, Iowa|Prescott]].  According to the [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]], it contains four cemeteries: Evergreen, Icarian, Mount Pleasant and Old Evergreen.
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== External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Prescott-Adams-IA.html City-Data.com]
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