Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa

Dodge Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 540.

Dodge Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 093°53′46″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total48.38 sq mi (125.31 km2)
 • Land48.16 sq mi (124.73 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total540
 • Density11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2)
FIPS code19-91002[2]
GNIS feature ID0467716

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
  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. 209.
  4. The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 550.


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