Mound Township, Minnesota | |
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 Prairie in Blue Mounds State Park, Mound Township | |
  Mound Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Mound Township, Minnesota Mound Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′54″N 96°14′27″W / 43.71500°N 96.24083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Rock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,601 ft (488 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 257 |
| • Density | 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-44494[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665050[2] |
Mound Township is a township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census.
Mound Township was organized in 1877, and named after a local plateau.[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. 468.