Monroe Township, Minnesota | |
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  Monroe Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Monroe Township, Minnesota Monroe Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′54″N 95°38′56″W / 44.23167°N 95.64889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.5 km2) |
| • Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,411 ft (430 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 242 |
| • Density | 7.1/sq mi (2.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-43666[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665009[2] |
Monroe Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 242 at the 2000 census.
Monroe Township was organized in 1874, and named after Monroe, Wisconsin, the native home of some first settlers.[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. 314.