Mount Pleasant Township, Minnesota | |
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  Mount Pleasant Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Mount Pleasant Township, Minnesota Mount Pleasant Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′39″N 92°21′0″W / 44.41083°N 92.35000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wabasha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 475 |
| • Density | 13.2/sq mi (5.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-44620[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665057[2] |
Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, in the United States. The population was 475 at the 2000 census.
Mount Pleasant Township was organized in 1858, and so named on account of the scenic overlooks from area summits.[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. 557.