Eglon Township | |
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.jpg) Solem Church | |
  Eglon Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Eglon Township Eglon Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′26″N 96°14′14″W / 46.85722°N 96.23722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| • Density | 12.9/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-18314[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664055[2] |
Eglon Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 440 at the 2000 census.
Eglon Township was named directly or indirectly after Eglon in ancient Palestine.[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. 115.