Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa

Dodge Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 093°53′46″W / 42.17389°N 93.89611°W / 42.17389; -93.89611Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 093°53′46″W / 42.17389°N 93.89611°W / 42.17389; -93.89611
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 48.38 sq mi (125.31 km2)
 • Land 48.16 sq mi (124.73 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 540
 • Density 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2)
FIPS code 19-91002[2]
GNIS feature ID 0467716

Dodge Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 540.

History

Dodge Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Augustus C. Dodge.[4]

Geography

Dodge Township covers an area of 48.38 square miles (125.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fraser. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Boone County Farm, Leininger, Mineral Ridge and White.

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. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 209.
  4. ↑ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 550.

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