Custer Township, Minnesota | |
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  Custer Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Custer Township, Minnesota Custer Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′58″N 95°46′49″W / 44.23278°N 95.78028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,490 ft (454 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 220 |
| • Density | 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-14392[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663909[2] |
Custer Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.
Custer Township was organized in 1876, and named for George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), a Civil War general and Indian fighter.[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.