Beaver Township, Boone County, Iowa

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Beaver Township, Boone County
Township
Map highlighting Beaver Township, Boone County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°59′26″N094°06′28″W / 41.99056°N 94.10778°W / 41.99056; -94.10778
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total
35.05 sq mi (90.77 km2)
 • Land35.05 sq mi (90.77 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
191
 • Density5.4/sq mi (2.1/km2)
FIPS code 19-90150 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467422

Beaver Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 191.

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History

Beaver Township was established in 1871. It is named for the Beaver Creek, along which many beavers were once trapped. [3]

Geography

Beaver Township covers an area of 35.05 square miles (90.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

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. 289.


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