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Oshawa Township, Minnesota | |
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  Oshawa Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Oshawa Township, Minnesota Oshawa Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′47″N 94°2′21″W / 44.29639°N 94.03917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
| • Land | 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 525 |
| • Density | 17.9/sq mi (6.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-48922[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665229[2] |
Oshawa Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.
Oshawa Township was organized in 1858 and named after Oshawa, Ontario.[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. 373.