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

Yell Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°04′24″N 094°00′04″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
  Total32.58 sq mi (84.39 km2)
  Land32.11 sq mi (83.16 km2)
  Water0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total2,273
  Density70.8/sq mi (27.3/km2)
FIPS code19-94797[2]
GNIS feature ID0469022

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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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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