Pierz Township, Minnesota | |
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  Pierz Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Pierz Township, Minnesota Pierz Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′44″N 94°5′0″W / 45.94556°N 94.08333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Morrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.2 sq mi (72.9 km2) |
| • Land | 28.2 sq mi (72.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (378 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 513 |
| • Density | 18.2/sq mi (7.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56364 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-50794[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665293[2] |
Pierz Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census.
Pierz Township was organized in 1869, and named for Francis Xavier Pierz, Roman Catholic missionary to the Ottawa and Ojibwa Indians.[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. 354.