Badger Township, Webster County, Iowa

Badger Township is in Webster County, Iowa. The population is 1,287 with 646 males and 641 females. The land area is 37.0 square miles (96 km2) and the water area 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2)[1] The township got its name when a group of soldiers in the early 1850s saw a badger for the first time.[2] The township has a cemetery called Hover Cemetery.[3]

Badger Township
Township
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWebster County
Established1850s
Area
  Land37.0 sq mi (96 km2)
  Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population
  Total314
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

References

  1. "Badger township, Webster County, Iowa (IA)". City Data. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  2. De Groote-Johnson, Karen. "How It Got It's [sic] Name". IAGenWeb. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. "Iowa Cemeteries - Page 4". Cemetery Junction. Retrieved 2009-11-07.



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