La Crosse Township, Minnesota | |
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  La Crosse Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  La Crosse Township, Minnesota La Crosse Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′50″N 95°23′43″W / 43.79722°N 95.39528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,434 ft (437 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 180 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-33902[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664653[2] |
La Crosse Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 180 at the 2000 census.
La Crosse Township was organized in 1872, and named after La Crosse, Wisconsin, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.[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. 262.