Rich Valley Township, McLeod County, Minnesota

Rich Valley Township, Minnesota
Township
Rich Valley Township is located in Minnesota
Rich Valley Township
Rich Valley Township
Rich Valley Township is located in the United States
Rich Valley Township
Rich Valley Township
Coordinates: 44°51′30″N 94°12′5″W / 44.85833°N 94.20139°W / 44.85833; -94.20139
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMcLeod
Area
[1]
 • Total36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total669
 • Density18.5/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
55336 (Glencoe)
55381 (Silver Lake)
55350 (Hutchinson)
55356 (Lester Prairie)
FIPS code27-085-54322[3]
GNIS feature ID0665417[4]
Websiterichvalleytownship.com

Rich Valley Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 669 at the 2020 census.[2]

The township was named for the fertile soil of the Crow River valley.[5]

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Rich Valley township, McLeod County, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 318.