Des Moines Township, Minnesota | |
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  Des Moines Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Des Moines Township, Minnesota Des Moines Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′9″N 95°1′31″W / 43.63583°N 95.02528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2) |
| • Land | 31.7 sq mi (82.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 273 |
| • Density | 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-15769[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663970[2] |
Des Moines Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 273 at the 2000 census.
Des Moines Township was organized in 1866, taking its name from the Des Moines 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. 261.