Nordland Township, Minnesota | |
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  Nordland Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Nordland Township, Minnesota Nordland Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°30′8″N 96°0′56″W / 44.50222°N 96.01556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 251 |
| • Density | 7.1/sq mi (2.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-46564[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665135[2] |
Nordland Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township's population was 251.
Nordland Township was organized in 1873, and named after Nordland, in Norway, the native country of a large share of the early 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.