Lakeside Township, Minnesota | |
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  Lakeside Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Lakeside Township, Minnesota Lakeside Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′51″N 95°2′56″W / 43.89750°N 95.04889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cottonwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,430 ft (436 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 237 |
| • Density | 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-35000[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664702[2] |
Lakeside Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 237 at the 2010 census.[3]
Lakeside Township was organized in 1870, and so named on account of the numerous lakes within its borders.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lakeside township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 150.