Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Douglas Township, Boone County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Boone
Area Total Km2:45.06
Area Land Km2:44.66
Area Water Km2:0.4
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:17.4
Area Land Sq Mi:17.24
Area Water Sq Mi:0.15
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:2344
Population Density Km2:52.5
Population Density Sq Mi:136
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:314
Elevation Ft:1030
Coordinates:41.9114°N -93.85°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-91029[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0467725

Douglas Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,344.

History

Douglas Township was established in 1858.[3]

Geography

Douglas Township covers an area of 17.4sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Madrid. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Cassel, Dalander, Fairview and Mount Hope.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Book: History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1 . Pioneer Publishing Company . Goldthwait, Nathan Edward . 1914 . 225.

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