Winsted Township, McLeod County, Minnesota

Winsted Township, Minnesota
Township
Winsted Township is located in Minnesota
Winsted Township
Winsted Township
Winsted Township is located in the United States
Winsted Township
Winsted Township
Coordinates: 44°55′53″N 94°3′48″W / 44.93139°N 94.06333°W / 44.93139; -94.06333
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMcLeod
Area
[1]
 • Total34.04 sq mi (88.2 km2)
 • Land32.98 sq mi (85.4 km2)
 • Water1.06 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total936
 • Density28.4/sq mi (11.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55395 (Winsted)
55354 (Lester Prairie)
55381 (Silver Lake)
Area code320
FIPS code27-085-71104[3]
GNIS feature ID0666028[4]

Winsted Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 936 at the 2020 census.[2]

The township was named after Winsted, Connecticut.[5]

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Winsted township, McLeod County, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 318.