Garden Township, Boone County, Iowa

Garden Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 41°54′17″N 093°45′22″W / 41.90472°N 93.75611°W / 41.90472; -93.75611Coordinates: 41°54′17″N 093°45′22″W / 41.90472°N 93.75611°W / 41.90472; -93.75611
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total 36.47 sq mi (94.47 km2)
 • Land 36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,022
 • Density 28/sq mi (10.8/km2)
FIPS code 19-91503[2]
GNIS feature ID 0467888

Garden Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,022.

History

Garden Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

Garden Township covers an area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Garden Prairie and Hillsdale.

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. 323.

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