Dodge Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 540.
Dodge Township, Boone County | |
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| Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 093°53′46″W / 42.17389°N 93.89611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.38 sq mi (125.31 km2) |
| • Land | 48.16 sq mi (124.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 540 |
| • Density | 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
| FIPS code | 19-91002[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0467716 |
History
editDodge Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Augustus C. Dodge.[4]
Geography
editDodge Township covers an area of 48.38 square miles (125.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fraser. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Boone County Farm, Leininger, Mineral Ridge and White.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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. 209.
- ^ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 550.
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