Garden Township, Boone County, Iowa

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Garden Township, Boone County
Map highlighting Garden Township, Boone County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°54′17″N093°45′22″W / 41.90472°N 93.75611°W / 41.90472; -93.75611
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Boone
Area
  Total
36.48 sq mi (94.47 km2)
  Land36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
  Water0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
1,022
  Density28/sq mi (10.8/km2)
FIPS code 19-91503 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467888

Garden Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,022.

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History

Garden Township was organized in 1871. [3]

Geography

Garden Township covers an area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Garden Prairie and Hillsdale.

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. 323.