Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Yell Township, Boone County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Boone
Area Total Km2:84.39
Area Land Km2:83.16
Area Water Km2:1.23
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:32.58
Area Land Sq Mi:32.11
Area Water Sq Mi:0.47
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:2273
Population Density Km2:27.3
Population Density Sq Mi:70.8
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:313
Elevation Ft:1027
Coordinates:42.0733°N -94.0011°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-94797[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0469022

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

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 32.58sqmi 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.

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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1 . Pioneer Publishing Company . Goldthwait, Nathan Edward . 1914 . 197.
  4. Book: The History of Boone County, Iowa . Union Historical Company . 1880 . 528.

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