Aetna Township, Minnesota | |
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  Aetna Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Aetna Township, Minnesota Aetna Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′56″N 96°7′9″W / 44.16556°N 96.11917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pipestone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.2 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,765 ft (538 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 201 |
| • Density | 5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-00298[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663383[2] |
Aetna Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census.
Aetna Township was organized in 1880, and named for Aetna Johnson, the daughter of a Norwegian settler.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 417.