Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa

Grant Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 408.

Grant Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
 • Land36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation1,138 ft (347 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total408
 • Density11.3/sq mi (4.3/km2)
FIPS code19-91629[2]
GNIS feature ID0467930

History

Grant Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

Grant 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.

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 293.



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