Sweet Township, Minnesota | |
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 Grain elevator in the southeastern part of Sweet Township | |
  Sweet Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Sweet Township, Minnesota Sweet Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′14″N 96°22′41″W / 43.98722°N 96.37806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pipestone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.3 sq mi (107.0 km2) |
| • Land | 41.3 sq mi (107.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,647 ft (502 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 448 |
| • Density | 10.8/sq mi (4.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-63886[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665755[2] |
Sweet Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Airlie is located here, one mile east of the South Dakota border. The Pipestone National Monument is also located here. The township lies just outside the city of Pipestone, adjacent to the city's western and southwestern sides.
Sweet Township was incorporated in 1879, and named for Daniel E. Sweet, a pioneer settler.[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. 418.