Rosing Township, Minnesota | |
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  Rosing Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Rosing Township, Minnesota Rosing Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′19″N 94°26′13″W / 46.30528°N 94.43694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Morrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.3 sq mi (50.0 km2) |
| • Land | 18.1 sq mi (47.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,302 ft (397 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 135 |
| • Density | 7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-55906[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665472[2] |
Rosing Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 135 at the 2000 census.
Rosing Township was organized in 1902, and named for Leonard Rosing, a candidate in the Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1902.[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. 355.