Sherman Township, Redwood County, Minnesota

This article is about the township in southwest Minnesota. For the community in McLeod County named Sherman, see Sherman, Minnesota. For the community in northern Minnesota named Sherman Corner, see Sherman Corner, Minnesota.
Sherman Township, Minnesota
Township
Cities and townships of Redwood County
Cities and townships of Redwood County
Coordinates: 44°29′48″N 94°56′10″W / 44.49667°N 94.93611°W / 44.49667; -94.93611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRedwood
Area
 • Total27.5 sq mi (71.3 km2)
 • Land27.5 sq mi (71.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total301
 • Density10.9/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-59692[1]
GNIS feature ID0665595[2]

Sherman Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.

Sherman Township was organized in 1869, and named for William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), a U.S. Civil War general.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 452.