Six Mile Grove Township, Minnesota | |
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  Six Mile Grove Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Six Mile Grove Township, Minnesota Six Mile Grove Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′0″N 95°40′36″W / 45.28333°N 95.67667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Swift |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 171 |
| • Density | 4.8/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-60592[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665623[2] |
Six Mile Grove Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census.
Six Mile Grove Township was organized in 1866 and named from the fact a grove located there stood six miles (9.7 km) from Benson.[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. 541.