Coon Creek Township, Minnesota | |
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  Coon Creek Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Coon Creek Township, Minnesota Coon Creek Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′11″N 96°0′30″W / 44.31972°N 96.00833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,601 ft (488 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 282 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-13078[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663865[2] |
Coon Creek Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.
Coon Creek Township was organized in 1883, and named for Coon Creek.[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. 312.