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 | |
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Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W / 42.16972°N 94.10111°W | |
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County | Boone |
Area | |
• Total | 36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2) |
• Land | 36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 408 |
• Density | 11.3/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 19-91629[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0467930 |
History
editGrant Township was organized in 1871.[3]
Geography
editGrant 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
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. 293.
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