Augusta Township, Minnesota | |
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  Augusta Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Augusta Township, Minnesota Augusta Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°1′43″N 96°24′16″W / 45.02861°N 96.40444°W | |
| Country | US |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lac qui Parle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.7 sq mi (74.2 km2) |
| • Land | 28.5 sq mi (73.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,115 ft (340 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 119 |
| • Density | 4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-02800[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663478[2] |
Augusta Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 119 at the 2000 census.
Augusta Township was organized in 1880, and named after Augusta, Wisconsin, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.[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.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 289.