Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa
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Dodge Township, Boone County | |
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Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 093°53′46″W / 42.17389°N 93.89611°W | |
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County | Boone |
Area | |
• Total | 48.38 sq mi (125.31 km2) |
• Land | 48.16 sq mi (124.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 540 |
• Density | 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 19-91002[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0467716 |
Dodge Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 540.
History
Dodge Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Augustus C. Dodge.[4]
Geography
Dodge Township covers an area of 48.38 square miles (125.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fraser. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Boone County Farm, Leininger, Mineral Ridge and White.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 209.
- ^ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 550.
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