Emmet Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA.

As of the 2000 census, its population was 178.

[1] Emmet Township is named from the county.

It was created prior to 1876, but the exact date is unknown because records were lost in a courthouse fire.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, Emmet Township covers an area of 28.42 square miles (73.6 square kilometers); of this, 28.1 square miles (72.78 square kilometers, 98.89 percent) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.82 square kilometers, 1.11 percent) is water.