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Eden Township, Minnesota | |
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  Eden Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Eden Township, Minnesota Eden Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′48″N 96°22′47″W / 43.89667°N 96.37972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pipestone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.0 sq mi (111.4 km2) |
| • Land | 42.9 sq mi (111.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,621 ft (494 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 294 |
| • Density | 6.9/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-18062[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664042[2] |
Eden Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 294 at the 2000 census.
Eden Township was organized in 1879, and the name, an allusion to the Garden of Eden, is descriptive.[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. 417.