Pilot Mound Township, Boone County, Iowa

Pilot Mound Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 400.

Pilot Mound Township, Boone County
Township
Coordinates: 42°09′54″N 094°00′36″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Boone
Area
• Total	22.52 sq mi (58.31 km2)
• Land	22.3 sq mi (57.76 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,115 ft (340 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	400
• Density	17.9/sq mi (6.9/km2)
FIPS code	19-93330[2]
GNIS feature ID	0468518

History

Pilot Mound Township was organized in 1858. It wakes its name from a prominent mound in the central part of the township.^[3]

Geography

Pilot Mound Township covers an area of 22.52 square miles (58.3 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Pilot Mound. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bethel Owen, Runyan, Schlicht and Shafer-Gear.