Beaver Township, Minnesota | |
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  Beaver Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Beaver Township, Minnesota Beaver Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′21″N 92°24′7″W / 43.53917°N 92.40194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Fillmore |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 243 |
| • Density | 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-04402[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663537[2] |
Beaver Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.
Beaver Township was organized in 1858, and named after Beaver Creek.[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. 191.