Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa

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Yell Township, Boone County
Township
Map highlighting Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°04′24″N094°00′04″W / 42.07333°N 94.00111°W / 42.07333; -94.00111
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total32.58 sq mi (84.39 km2)
 • Land32.11 sq mi (83.16 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,273
 • Density70.8/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code 19-94797 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0469022

Yell Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,273.

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History

Yell Township was organized in 1852. [3] It is named for Colonel Archibald Yell, who fell at the Battle of Buena Vista. [4]

Geography

Yell Township covers an area of 32.58 square miles (84.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Ogden. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Bluff Creek, Buckley, Hickory Grove, Milton Lott Grave, Mount Olive and Rose Hill.

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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. 197.
  4. ↑ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp.  528.
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