Silver Lake Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°27′34″N 95°19′47″W / 43.45944°N 95.32972°W / 43.45944; -95.32972
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	74.37 km2 (28.72 sq mi)
• Land	70.3 km2 (27.14 sq mi)
• Water	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)  5.47%
Elevation	458 m (1,503 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,159
• Density	16.5/km2 (42.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	51347
GNIS feature ID	0468712

Silver Lake Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,159.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Silver Lake Township covers an area of 28.72 square miles (74.37 square kilometers); of this, 27.14 square miles (70.3 square kilometers, 94.53 percent) is land and 1.57 square miles (4.07 square kilometers, 5.47 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Lake Park

Adjacent townships

• Diamond Lake Township (east)
• Lakeville Township (southeast)
• Excelsior Township (south)
• Allison Township, Osceola County (southwest)
• Fairview Township, Osceola County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Silver Lake Cemetery.

Lakes

• Silver Lake

Landmarks

• City Park
• Trappers Bay State Park

School districts

• Harris-Lake Park Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 5th congressional district
• State House District 06
• State Senate District 03