Union Township, Boone County, Iowa

Union Township, Boone County
Coordinates: 41°54′34″N 094°06′13″W / 41.90944°N 94.10361°W / 41.90944; -94.10361
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total
36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
503
 • Density14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
FIPS code19-94176[2]
GNIS feature ID0468810

Union Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 503.

History

Union Township was organized in 1856, by Judge John B. Montgomery.[3]

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 36.22 square miles (93.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Berkley. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fairview and Moore.

References

  1. ↑ "Township of Union". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  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. 331.