Amaqua Township, Boone County, Iowa

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Amaqua Township, Boone County
Township
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Coordinates: 42°05′07″N094°06′40″W / 42.08528°N 94.11111°W / 42.08528; -94.11111
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total
36.76 sq mi (95.21 km2)
 • Land36.75 sq mi (95.18 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,102 ft (336 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
283
 • Density7.8/sq mi (3/km2)
FIPS code 19-90057 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467391

Amaqua Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 283.

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History

Amaqua Township was established in 1871. [3] Amaqua is an Indian name meaning "beaver". [4]

Geography

Amaqua Township covers an area of 36.76 square miles (95.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Beaver. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Beaver, Grand Ridge, Maas and Maple Grove.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 297.
  4. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 289.


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