Roscoe Township, Minnesota | |
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  Roscoe Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Roscoe Township, Minnesota Roscoe Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′34″N 92°43′25″W / 44.24278°N 92.72361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Goodhue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 784 |
| • Density | 21.9/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-55492[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665457[2] |
Roscoe Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.
At its high point, the township had a convenience store, school and more. Today - little is left to identify it other than a group of houses on the corner of Cty 27 blvd. and Cty 11 blvd.
Roscoe Township was organized in 1858, and named after Roscoe, Illinois, the hometown of an early settler.[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. 208.