Finlayson Township, Minnesota | |
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  Finlayson Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Finlayson Township, Minnesota Finlayson Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′17″N 92°52′18″W / 46.20472°N 92.87167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.1 sq mi (88.2 km2) |
| • Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 506 |
| • Density | 15.0/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55735 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-21140[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664169[2] |
Finlayson Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.[3] The township's original extent was reduced when the city of Finlayson was incorporated and separated from it.
Finlayson Township was named for David Finlayson, the owner of a local sawmill.[4]
Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highways 18 and 23 are three of the main routes in the area.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 411.