Bluffton Township, Minnesota | |
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  Bluffton Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Bluffton Township, Minnesota Bluffton Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′23″N 95°13′35″W / 46.48972°N 95.22639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.0 sq mi (85.4 km2) |
| • Land | 33.0 sq mi (85.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,398 ft (426 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 474 |
| • Density | 14.4/sq mi (5.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56518 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-06796[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663629[2] |
Bluffton Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census.
Bluffton Township was organized in 1878 and named for the bluffs on the Leaf River.[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. 391.