Gordon Township, Todd County, Minnesota

Gordon Township, Minnesota
Gordon Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Gordon Township, Minnesota
Gordon Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Gordon Township, Minnesota is located in the United States
Gordon Township, Minnesota
Gordon Township, Minnesota
Gordon Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°53′16″N 95°4′59″W / 45.88778°N 95.08306°W / 45.88778; -95.08306
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyTodd
Area
 • Total34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Land27.9 sq mi (72.2 km2)
 • Water7.1 sq mi (18.3 km2)
Elevation
1,339 ft (408 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total659
 • Density19.6/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56360[1]
Area code320
FIPS code27-24578[2]
GNIS feature ID0664299[3]

Gordon Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 545 at the 2000 census and 659 in the 2020 census.[4]

Gordon Township was organized in 1869, and named for farmer J. M. Gordon, who was a member of the first board of Todd County Commissioners.[5]

  1. ^ "Gordon Township MN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 544.