Beaver Township, Boone County, Iowa

Beaver Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 41°59′26″N 094°06′28″W / 41.99056°N 94.10778°W / 41.99056; -94.10778Coordinates: 41°59′26″N 094°06′28″W / 41.99056°N 94.10778°W / 41.99056; -94.10778
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 35.05 sq mi (90.77 km2)
 • Land 35.05 sq mi (90.77 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,001 ft (305 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 191
 • Density 5.4/sq mi (2.1/km2)
FIPS code 19-90150[2]
GNIS feature ID 0467422

Beaver Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 191.

History

Beaver Township was established in 1871. It is named for the Beaver Creek, along which many beavers were once trapped.[3]

Geography

Beaver Township covers an area of 35.05 square miles (90.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 289.

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