Douglas Township | |
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  Douglas Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Douglas Township Douglas Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′28″N 92°50′52″W / 44.59111°N 92.84778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Dakota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 760 |
| • Density | 22.4/sq mi (8.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 651 and 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-16228[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663994[2] |
Douglas Township is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 760 at the 2000 census. Douglas Township was organized in 1858, and named for Stephen A. Douglas, a United States Senator from Illinois.[3][4][5] Its town hall is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 61 and state highways 20 and 50.
- ^ "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. 165.
- ^ "Douglas Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, Genealogy and History". Genealogy Trails.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Neill, Edward D. (1882). History of Dakota County and the City of Hastings. North Star Publishing Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota.