Amaqua Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°05′07″N 094°06′40″W / 42.08528°N 94.11111°W / 42.08528; -94.11111Country United StatesState IowaCountyBooneArea
 • Total36.76 sq mi (95.21 km2) • Land36.75 sq mi (95.18 km2) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)Elevation1,102 ft (336 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total283 • Density7.7/sq mi (3/km2)FIPS code19-90057[2]GNIS feature ID0467391

Amaqua Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 283.

History

Amaqua Township was established in 1871.[3] Amaqua is an Indian name meaning "beaver".[4]

Geography

Amaqua Township covers an area of 36.76 square miles (95.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Beaver. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Beaver, Grand Ridge, Maas and Maple Grove.

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. 297.
  4. ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 289.

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