Blue Hill Township, Minnesota | |
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  Blue Hill Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Blue Hill Township, Minnesota Blue Hill Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′46″N 93°41′21″W / 45.51278°N 93.68917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Sherburne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 762 |
| • Density | 21.3/sq mi (8.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-06742[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663626[2] |
Blue Hill Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.
Blue Hill Township was organized in 1877, and named after a feature called Blue Mound.[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. 514.