Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa

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

Grant Township, Boone County
Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W / 42.16972°N 94.10111°W / 42.16972; -94.10111
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
 • Land36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation1,138 ft (347 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total408
 • Density11.3/sq mi (4.3/km2)
FIPS code19-91629[2]
GNIS feature ID0467930

History

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Grant Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

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Grant Township covers an area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Boxholm. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Lawn, Renner and Union.

References

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  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. 293.
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