Limestone Township, Minnesota | |
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  Limestone Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Limestone Township, Minnesota Limestone Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°30′N 96°9′W / 44.500°N 96.150°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2) |
| • Land | 34.3 sq mi (88.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,519 ft (463 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 159 |
| • Density | 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-37106[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664784[2] |
Limestone Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census.
Limestone Township was named for the limestone boulders dotting its landscape.[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. 308.