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Garden Township, Boone County, Iowa

Coordinates: 41°54′17″N 093°45′22″W / 41.90472°N 93.75611°W / 41.90472; -93.75611
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Garden Township, Boone County
Coordinates: 41°54′17″N 093°45′22″W / 41.90472°N 93.75611°W / 41.90472; -93.75611
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total36.47 sq mi (94.47 km2)
 • Land36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,022
 • Density28/sq mi (10.8/km2)
FIPS code19-91503[2]
GNIS feature ID0467888

Garden Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,022.

History

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Garden Township was organized in 1871.[3]

Geography

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Garden Township covers an area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Garden Prairie and Hillsdale.

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. 323.
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