Pilot Mound Township, Minnesota | |
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  Pilot Mound Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Pilot Mound Township, Minnesota Pilot Mound Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′54″N 92°2′9″W / 43.81500°N 92.03583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Fillmore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.2 sq mi (88.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 364 |
| • Density | 10.6/sq mi (4.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55923 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-51010[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665300[2] |
Pilot Mound Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 364 at the 2000 census.
Pilot Mound Township was organized in 1858, and named for a local hill which served as a navigational landmark to pioneer travelers.[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. 194.