Pilot Mound Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Pilot Mound Township, Boone County

Township

Coordinates: 42°09′54″N 094°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿42.16500°N 94.01000°W﻿ / 42.16500; -94.01000
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Boone
Area

• Total| 22.52 sq mi (58.31 km2)
• Land| 22.3 sq mi (57.76 km2)
• Water| 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,115 ft (340 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 400
• Density| 17.9/sq mi (6.9/km2)
FIPS code| 19-93330[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0468518

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

## History

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

## Geography

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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

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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. 275.

## External links

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* US-Counties.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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