Weimer Township, Minnesota | |
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  Weimer Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Weimer Township, Minnesota Weimer Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′10″N 95°17′7″W / 43.80278°N 95.28528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Land | 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2) |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,407 ft (429 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 172 |
| • Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-69016[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665946[2] |
Weiner Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census.
Weimer Township was organized in 1871, and named after Weimar, Germany, the original home of an early settler.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 263.