Jo Daviess Township | |
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  Jo Daviess Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Jo Daviess Township Jo Daviess Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′N 94°12′W / 43.633°N 94.200°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Faribault |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 281 |
| • Density | 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-31976[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664584[2] |
Jo Daviess Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 281 at the 2000 census. The township was named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe.[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. 186.