Blooming Grove Township, Minnesota | |
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  Blooming Grove Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Blooming Grove Township, Minnesota Blooming Grove Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′35″N 93°27′25″W / 44.15972°N 93.45694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Waseca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 523 |
| • Density | 14.7/sq mi (5.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-06562[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663618[2] |
Blooming Grove Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 523 at the 2000 census.
Blooming Grove Township was organized in 1858, and named for groves of blooming wild plum trees within its borders.[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. 564.