Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa

Yell Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,273.

Yell Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°04′24″N 094°00′04″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total32.58 sq mi (84.39 km2)
 • Land32.11 sq mi (83.16 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,273
 • Density70.8/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code19-94797[2]
GNIS feature ID0469022

History

Yell Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Colonel Archibald Yell, who fell at the Battle of Buena Vista.[4]

Geography

Yell Township covers an area of 32.58 square miles (84.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Ogden. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Bluff Creek, Buckley, Hickory Grove, Milton Lott Grave, Mount Olive and Rose Hill.

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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. 197.
  4. The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 528.



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