Highwater Township, Minnesota | |
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  Highwater Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Highwater Township, Minnesota Highwater Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°8′42″N 95°17′17″W / 44.14500°N 95.28806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cottonwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 166 |
| • Density | 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-29060[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664472[2] |
Highwater Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census.[3]
Highwater Township was organized in 1874, and named from Highwater Creek.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Highwater township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 150.