Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Dodge Township, Boone County

Township

Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 093°53′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.17389°N 93.89611°W﻿ / 42.17389; -93.89611
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Boone
Area

• Total

| 48.38 sq mi (125.31 km2)
• Land| 48.16 sq mi (124.73 km2)
• Water| 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,148 ft (350 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 540
• Density| 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2)
FIPS code| 19-91002[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0467716

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

## History

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Dodge Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Augustus C. Dodge.[4]

## Geography

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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

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

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Boone

Cities|

* Beaver
* Berkley
* Boone
* Boxholm
* Fraser
* Luther
* Madrid
* Ogden
* Pilot Mound
* Sheldahl‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Boone County

Townships|

* Amaqua
* Beaver
* Cass
* Colfax
* Des Moines
* Dodge
* Douglas
* Garden
* Grant
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Marcy
* Peoples
* Pilot Mound
* Union
* Worth
* Yell

Unincorporated
communities|

* Angus
* Centerville
* Jordan
* Mackey
* Moingona
* Ridgeport
* Zenorsville

Ghost town|

* Coal Valley

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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