Iona Township, Minnesota | |
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  Iona Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Iona Township, Minnesota Iona Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′49″N 94°57′23″W / 46.06361°N 94.95639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 504 |
| • Density | 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-31130[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664552[2] |
Iona Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census and was 504 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
Iona Township was organized in 1881, and named after Iona an island in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. The island of Iona is noted for its Hebridean sheep and high quality wool products.[4] There is also an Iona township in Murray County, Minnesota. Iona in Todd County was originally called Odessa.[5] There are six other Iona townships catalogued in Wikipedia, including in the States of Iowa, Michigan, and Kansas.[5] The word Iona means Saint in Scottish Gaelic.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Iona Wool". Iona Wool. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 544.