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; -94.11111[1]
(2000)
Amaqua Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. 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
- ^ "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. 297.
- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 289.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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County seat: Boone
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