Beaver_Township,_Polk_County,_Iowa Knowpia

Beaver Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, United States.^[1]

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Beaver Township was organized before 1852. It was partitioned from land in Camp Township. It was reduced in size in 1878 when Clay Township was formed, taking a two-mile strip off its west side.^[2]

Its elevation is listed as 912 feet above mean sea level.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Township, Polk County, Iowa
^ The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Co. 1880. p. 625.

41°38′41″N 93°23′14″W / 41.64472°N 93.38722°W / 41.64472; -93.38722

[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Township, Polk County, Iowa

[2] The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Co. 1880. p. 625.

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