Omro Township, Minnesota | |
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  Omro Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Omro Township, Minnesota Omro Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′26″N 96°2′11″W / 44.75722°N 96.03639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Yellow Medicine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 184 |
| • Density | 5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-48292[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665208[2] |
Omro Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census.
Omro Township was organized in 1880, and named after Omro, Wisconsin, the native home of an early settler.[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. 595.