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Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W / 42.16972°N 94.10111°W / 42.16972; -94.10111
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Grant Township, Boone County
Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 094°06′04″W / 42.16972°N 94.10111°W / 42.16972; -94.10111
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

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

History

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Grant Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

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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.

References

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