Belmont Township, Minnesota | |
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  Belmont Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Belmont Township, Minnesota Belmont Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′55″N 95°1′58″W / 43.71528°N 95.03278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 223 |
| • Density | 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-04978[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663561[2] |
Belmont Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 223 at the 2000 census.
Belmont Township was organized in 1867, and named for an early 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. 261.