Ravenna Township, Dakota County, Minnesota

Ravenna Township
Ravenna Township is located in Minnesota
Ravenna Township
Ravenna Township
Location within the state of Minnesota
Ravenna Township is located in the United States
Ravenna Township
Ravenna Township
Ravenna Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°40′41″N 92°45′53″W / 44.67806°N 92.76472°W / 44.67806; -92.76472
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyDakota
Area
 • Total21.9 sq mi (56.6 km2)
 • Land20.6 sq mi (53.4 km2)
 • Water1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,336
 • Density110/sq mi (41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-53260[1]
GNIS feature ID0665381[2]

Ravenna Township is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,336 at the 2010 census.[3]

Ravenna Township was organized in 1860, and named after Ravenna, Ohio.[4]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Ravenna township, Dakota County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 166.