Summit Township, Minnesota | |
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  Summit Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Summit Township, Minnesota Summit Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′12″N 93°13′5″W / 43.90333°N 93.21806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Steele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 515 |
| • Density | 14.3/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55917 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-63364[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665736[2] |
Summit Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.
Summit Township was organized in 1858, and named for a relatively high point of elevation atop a drainage divide.[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. 534.