Hill Township, Kittson County, Minnesota

Hill Township, Minnesota
Hill Township is located in Minnesota
Hill Township
Hill Township
Location in Minnesota and the United States
Hill Township is located in the United States
Hill Township
Hill Township
Hill Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°50′25″N 97°7′2″W / 48.84028°N 97.11722°W / 48.84028; -97.11722
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyKittson
Area
 • Total32.3 sq mi (83.6 km2)
 • Land32.0 sq mi (82.8 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total18
 • Density0.6/sq mi (0.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-29078[1]
GNIS feature ID0664473[2]

Hill Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census.

Hill Township was organized in 1901, and named for James J. Hill, a railroad official.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 278.