Union Township, Boone County, Iowa

Union Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 41°54′34″N 094°06′13″W / 41.90944°N 94.10361°W / 41.90944; -94.10361Coordinates: 41°54′34″N 094°06′13″W / 41.90944°N 94.10361°W / 41.90944; -94.10361
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land 36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,007 ft (307 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 503
 • Density 13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
FIPS code 19-94176[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468810

Union Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 503.

History

Union Township was organized in 1856, by Judge John B. Montgomery.[3]

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 36.22 square miles (93.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Berkley. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fairview and Moore.

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 September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 331.


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