Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa

Yell Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°04′24″N 094°00′04″W / 42.07333°N 94.00111°W / 42.07333; -94.00111
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total
32.58 sq mi (84.39 km2)
 • Land32.11 sq mi (83.16 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
2,273
 • Density70.8/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code19-94797[2]
GNIS feature ID0469022

Yell Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,273.

History

Yell Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Colonel Archibald 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

  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. 197.
  4. ^ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 528.


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