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

[1] Lincoln Township was created in 1887.

It was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, Lincoln Township covers an area of 28.6 square miles (74.08 square kilometers); of this, 27.14 square miles (70.29 square kilometers, 94.88 percent) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.79 square kilometers, 5.12 percent) is water.

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lincoln Township and Palestine.