Beaver Township, Polk County, Iowa

Last updated August 23, 2024

Beaver Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, United States.^[1]

History

Beaver Township was organized before 1852. It was partitioned from land in Camp Township. It was reduced in size in 1878 when Clay Township was formed, taking a two-mile strip off its west side.^[2]

Its elevation is listed as 912 feet above mean sea level.^[1]

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References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Township, Polk County, Iowa
↑ The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Co. 1880. p. 625.

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Township, Polk County, Iowa

[2] The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Co. 1880. p. 625.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Des Moines
Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights	Map of Iowa highlighting Polk County
Townships	Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster
CDP	Saylorville
Other communities	Adelphi Avon Berwick Crocker Enterprise Farrar Herrold Ivy Oralabor Saylor
Ghost town	Dudley Zook Spur
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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