Lyons Township, Minnesota | |
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  Lyons Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Lyons Township, Minnesota Lyons Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′2″N 95°54′26″W / 44.33389°N 95.90722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,496 ft (456 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 208 |
| • Density | 5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-38834[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664849[2] |
Lyons Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States, not to be confused with Lyons Township in Wadena County. The population was 208 at the 2000 census.
Lyons Township was organized in 1873, and named after Lyon, in France.[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. 313.