Mount Vernon Township, Minnesota | |
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  Mount Vernon Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Mount Vernon Township, Minnesota Mount Vernon Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′26″N 91°53′55″W / 44.15722°N 91.89861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Winona |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.6 km2) |
| • Land | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 273 |
| • Density | 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-44656[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665058[2] |
Mount Vernon Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 273 at the 2010 census.[3]
Mount Vernon Township was organized in 1858, and named after Mount Vernon, the Virginia estate of George Washington.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Mount Vernon township, Winona County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 582.