Pilot Mound Township, Boone County, Iowa
Pilot Mound Township, Boone County | |
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| Coordinates: 42°09′54″N 094°00′36″W / 42.16500°N 94.01000°W | |
| 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 | 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
[edit]Pilot Mound Township was organized in 1858. It wakes its name from a prominent mound in the central part of the township.[3]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 275.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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