Minnesota Falls Township, Minnesota | |
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  Minnesota Falls Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Minnesota Falls Township, Minnesota Minnesota Falls Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′42″N 95°33′8″W / 44.76167°N 95.55222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Yellow Medicine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.4 sq mi (81.3 km2) |
| • Land | 31.1 sq mi (80.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 361 |
| • Density | 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-43180[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664993[2] |
Minnesota Falls Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 361 at the 2000 census.
Minnesota Falls Township was organized in 1873, and named for the falls on the Minnesota River.[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. 595.