Amaqua Township, Boone County, Iowa

Amaqua Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°05′07″N 094°06′40″W / 42.08528°N 94.11111°W / 42.08528; -94.11111Coordinates: 42°05′07″N 094°06′40″W / 42.08528°N 94.11111°W / 42.08528; -94.11111
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 36.76 sq mi (95.21 km2)
 • Land 36.75 sq mi (95.18 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,102 ft (336 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 283
 • Density 7.7/sq mi (3/km2)
FIPS code 19-90057[2]
GNIS feature ID 0467391

Amaqua Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 283.

History

Amaqua Township was established in 1871.[3] Amaqua is an Indian name meaning "beaver".[4]

Geography

Amaqua Township covers an area of 36.76 square miles (95.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Beaver. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Beaver, Grand Ridge, Maas and Maple Grove.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 297.
  4. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 289.

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