Riverside Township, Minnesota | |
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  Riverside Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Riverside Township, Minnesota Riverside Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′14″N 96°2′35″W / 44.93722°N 96.04306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lac qui Parle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.3 km2) |
| • Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 301 |
| • Density | 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-54646[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665426[2] |
Riverside Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.
Riverside Township was organized in 1872, and named for its location on the Lac qui Parle River.[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.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 291.