Tyrone Township | |
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 Tyrone Township Hall | |
  Tyrone Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Tyrone Township Tyrone Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′38″N 93°50′30″W / 44.49389°N 93.84167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Le Sueur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 564 |
| • Density | 15.6/sq mi (6.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-66100[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665833[2] |
Tyrone Township is a township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 564 for the 2000 census.
Organized in 1858, it was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.[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.