Vallers Township, Minnesota | |
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  Vallers Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Vallers Township, Minnesota Vallers Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°34′38″N 95°46′55″W / 44.57722°N 95.78194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
| • Land | 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 243 |
| • Density | 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-66496[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665849[2] |
Vallers Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.
Vallers Township was organized in 1876. Vallers is a corruption of valla, a word derived from the Norwegian language meaning "valley".[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. 314.