Moscow Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota
Moscow Township | |
|---|---|
Moscow Township Location within the state of Minnesota Moscow Township Moscow Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′15″N 93°7′37″W / 43.72083°N 93.12694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Freeborn |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Land | 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,260 ft (384 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 605 |
| • Density | 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-44404[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665045[2] |
Moscow Township is a township in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 605 at the 2000 census.
Moscow Township was organized in 1858, and named after Moscow, in Russia.[3]
References
- ^ "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. 201.