Gennessee Township, Minnesota | |
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  Gennessee Township Location within Minnesota and the United States  Gennessee Township Gennessee Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°7′N 94°49′W / 45.117°N 94.817°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kandiyohi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
| • Land | 32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 458 |
| • Density | 14.1/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-23390[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664256[2] |
Gennessee Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 458 at the 2000 census. The township includes the city of Atwater.
Gennessee Township was organized in 1858, and named after the Genesee River in New York, the home state of a share of the early settlers.[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. 270.