Marcy Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,137.
History
Marcy Township was organized in 1858.[3] It is named for William L. Marcy.[4]
Geography
Marcy Township covers an area of 42.06 square miles (108.9 km2), and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Glenwood, Holloway, Oakwood, Pleasant Hill, Quincy, Sparks and Swede Valley Lutheran.
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. 281.
- ^ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 535.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |