Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa

Douglas Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 41°54′41″N 093°51′00″W / 41.91139°N 93.85000°W / 41.91139; -93.85000Coordinates: 41°54′41″N 093°51′00″W / 41.91139°N 93.85000°W / 41.91139; -93.85000
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 17.4 sq mi (45.06 km2)
 • Land 17.24 sq mi (44.66 km2)
 • Water 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,344
 • Density 136/sq mi (52.5/km2)
FIPS code 19-91029[2]
GNIS feature ID 0467725

Douglas Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,344.

History

Douglas Township was established in 1858.[3]

Geography

Douglas Township covers an area of 17.4 square miles (45 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Madrid. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Cassel, Dalander, Fairview and Mount Hope.

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. 225.

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