Marble Township, Minnesota | |
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  Marble Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Marble Township, Minnesota Marble Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N 96°17′W / 44.583°N 96.283°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2) |
| • Land | 36.5 sq mi (94.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,578 ft (481 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 195 |
| • Density | 5.3/sq mi (2.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-40436[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664912[2] |
Marble Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.
Marble Township was named for the boulders dotting its landscape, which despite the name, are composed of limestone, not marble.[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.