Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa
Yell Township, Boone County | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 42°04′24″N 094°00′04″W / 42.07333°N 94.00111°WCoordinates: 42°04′24″N 094°00′04″W / 42.07333°N 94.00111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Boone |
Area | |
• Total | 32.58 sq mi (84.39 km2) |
• Land | 32.11 sq mi (83.16 km2) |
• Water | 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,273 |
• Density | 70.8/sq mi (27.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 19-94797[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0469022 |
Yell Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,273.
History
Yell Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Colonel 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.
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 197.
- ↑ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 528.
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