Worth Township, Boone County, Iowa

Worth Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 41°59′50″N 093°51′51″W / 41.99722°N 93.86417°W / 41.99722; -93.86417Coordinates: 41°59′50″N 093°51′51″W / 41.99722°N 93.86417°W / 41.99722; -93.86417
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 27.23 sq mi (70.54 km2)
 • Land 27.05 sq mi (70.05 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,079 ft (329 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 655
 • Density 24.2/sq mi (9.4/km2)
FIPS code 19-94782[2]
GNIS feature ID 0469017

Worth Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 655.

History

Worth Township was organized in 1858.[3] It is named for William J. Worth.[4]

Geography

Worth Township covers an area of 27.23 square miles (70.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Luther. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Hull, James Gildea, Sarah Dinwoodie and Squire Boone.

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. 259.
  4. ↑ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 548.


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