Sharon Township | |
|---|---|
  Sharon Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Sharon Township Sharon Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′57″N 93°50′22″W / 44.41583°N 93.83944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Le Sueur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 658 |
| • Density | 18.4/sq mi (7.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-59386[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665584[2] |
Sharon Township is a township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 658 at the 2000 census.
Sharon Township was organized in 1858, and named for the Sharon plain, in present-day Israel.[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. 303.