Peoples Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°54′41″N 093°59′21″W / 41.91139°N 93.98917°W / 41.91139; -93.98917Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyBooneArea

• Total36.12 sq mi (93.54 km²) • Land36.12 sq mi (93.54 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,079 ft (329 m)Population

(2000)

• Total346 • Density9.6/sq mi (3.7/km²)FIPS code19-93291^[2]GNIS feature ID0468505

Peoples Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 346.

History

Peoples Township was established in 1871.^[3] It was named for David Peoples, an early settler.^[4]

Geography

Peoples Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Peoples and Peoples.

References

^ "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. 303.
^ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 540.