Worth Township, Boone County, Iowa

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Worth Township, Boone County
Township
Map highlighting Worth Township, Boone County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°59′50″N093°51′51″W / 41.99722°N 93.86417°W / 41.99722; -93.86417
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total
27.24 sq mi (70.54 km2)
 • Land27.05 sq mi (70.05 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,079 ft (329 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
655
 • Density24/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, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 655.

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


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