Back Municipio de Clayton (Minnesota) Spanish بخش کلیتون، موور کانتی، مینه سوتا Persian Клейтон (тауншип, Миннесота) Russian کلیٹن ٹاؤن شپ، موور کاؤنٹی، مینیسوٹا Urdu Xã Clayton, Quận Mower, Minnesota Vietnamese 克萊頓鎮區 (明尼蘇達州毛爾縣) Chinese
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Clayton Township, Minnesota | |
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  Clayton Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′23″N 92°38′21″W / 43.62306°N 92.63917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mower |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.11 sq mi (93.52 km2) |
| • Land | 36.11 sq mi (93.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 158 |
| • Density | 4.4/sq mi (1.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-11728[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663812[2] |
Clayton Township (formerly Providence Township) is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 178 at the 2000 census. All areas and population centers in the township are unincorporated areas. It was organized in June 1873 and was named for William Z. Clayton, who owned a large tract of land there at the time.[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. 360.