Beaver Township, Boone County, Iowa
Beaver Township, Boone County | |
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| Coordinates: 41°59′26″N 094°06′28″W / 41.99056°N 94.10778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.05 sq mi (90.77 km2) |
| • Land | 35.05 sq mi (90.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 191 |
| • Density | 5.4/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.
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
- ^ "Township of Beaver". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 289.
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