Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa

Grant Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W / 42.16972°N 94.10111°W / 42.16972; -94.10111Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W / 42.16972°N 94.10111°W / 42.16972; -94.10111
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
 • Land 36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,138 ft (347 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 408
 • Density 11.3/sq mi (4.3/km2)
FIPS code 19-91629[2]
GNIS feature ID 0467930

Grant Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 408.

History

Grant Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Boxholm. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Lawn, Renner and Union.

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. 293.

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