Eidsvold Township, Minnesota | |
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  Eidsvold Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Eidsvold Township, Minnesota Eidsvold Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′N 96°1′W / 44.600°N 96.017°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 223 |
| • Density | 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-18332[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664056[2] |
Eidsvold Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. It was organized in 1873, and named for Ejdsvold (Eidsvoll), Akershus, Norway, whence many of its early settlers came.[3] The population was 223 at the 2000 census.
- ^ "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.