Kildare Township, Minnesota | |
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  Kildare Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Kildare Township, Minnesota Kildare Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′33″N 95°27′0″W / 45.27583°N 95.45000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Swift |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 192 |
| • Density | 5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-33092[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664628[2] |
Kildare Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.
Kildare Township was organized in 1875, and named after the town and county of Kildare in Ireland.[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. 541.