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Lafayette Township, Minnesota | |
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  Lafayette Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Lafayette Township, Minnesota Lafayette Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′5″N 94°26′2″W / 44.40139°N 94.43389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.5 sq mi (130.7 km2) |
| • Land | 50.4 sq mi (130.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (308 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 724 |
| • Density | 14.4/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56054 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-33938[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664655[2] |
Lafayette Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census.
Lafayette Township was organized in 1858, and named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a French general and American Revolutionary War general.[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. 372.