Blue Mounds Township, Minnesota | |
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  Blue Mounds Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Blue Mounds Township, Minnesota Blue Mounds Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′47″N 95°33′38″W / 45.54639°N 95.56056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,115 ft (340 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 207 |
| • Density | 5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-06760[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663627[2] |
Blue Mounds Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 207 at the 2000 census.
The township derives its name from Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.[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. 431.