Leslie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Leslie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Leslie Township, Minnesota Leslie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′5″N 95°4′31″W / 45.96806°N 95.07528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 668 |
| • Density | 20.0/sq mi (7.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-36674[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664764[2] |
Leslie Township is a township in the southwestern corner Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census.[3]
Leslie Township was organized in 1876, and named for John B. Leslie, an early settler.[4] A farmer's post office was located in Section 33 from1894 to 1903.[4] Part of the village of Clotho is in the northern part of the township as well as section 39 of Burleene township. Clotho was named after the Greek goddess of the same name. There were three post offices in Clotho between 1879 and 1908.[4] Oak Hill was a railroad village in Leslie township and it had a Great Northern Railway station and a post office in sections 16 and 17, according to page 592 of Upham's 3rd edition of Minnesota Place Names.[4] The Long Prairie River runs through the now abandoned village site of Oak Hill.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 545.