Pilot Mound Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°09′54″N 094°00′36″W / 42.16500°N 94.01000°W / 42.16500; -94.01000Country United StatesState IowaCountyBooneArea
 • Total22.52 sq mi (58.31 km2) • Land22.3 sq mi (57.76 km2) • Water0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total400 • Density17.9/sq mi (6.9/km2)FIPS code19-93330[2]GNIS feature ID0468518

Pilot Mound Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 400.

History

Pilot Mound Township was organized in 1858. It wakes its name from a prominent mound in the central part of the township.[3]

Geography

Pilot Mound Township covers an area of 22.52 square miles (58.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Pilot Mound. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bethel Owen, Runyan, Schlicht and Shafer-Gear.

References

  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. 275.

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