Oronoco Township, Minnesota | |
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  Oronoco Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Oronoco Township, Minnesota Oronoco Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′22″N 92°30′53″W / 44.15611°N 92.51472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Olmsted |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2) |
| • Land | 32.6 sq mi (84.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,239 |
| • Density | 68.7/sq mi (26.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55960 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-48616[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665217[2] |
Oronoco Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,239 at the 2000 census. The township was organized in 1858 and named for the adjacent city of Oronoco, which had formed in 1854. The city was named by early settler Dr. Hector Galloway for the similarly spelled Orinoco, a large river in South America.[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. 387.