Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Grant Township, Boone County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Boone
Area Total Km2:93.86
Area Land Km2:93.86
Area Water Km2:0
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:36.24
Area Land Sq Mi:36.24
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:408
Population Density Km2:4.3
Population Density Sq Mi:11.3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:347
Elevation Ft:1138
Coordinates:42.1697°N -94.1011°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-91629[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0467930

Grant Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 408.

History

Grant Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 36.24sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Boxholm. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Lawn, Renner and Union.

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 . 293.

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