Back Municipio de Scandia Valley Spanish Скандия-Валли (тауншип, Миннесота) Russian اسکینڈیا ویلی ٹاؤن شپ، موریسن کاؤنٹی، مینیسوٹا Urdu Xã Scandia Valley, Quận Morrison, Minnesota Vietnamese 斯坎迪亞瓦利鎮區 (明尼蘇達州莫里森縣) Chinese
Scandia Valley Township, Minnesota | |
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  Scandia Valley Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Scandia Valley Township, Minnesota Scandia Valley Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′19″N 94°35′40″W / 46.22194°N 94.59444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Morrison |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.1 sq mi (207.5 km2) |
| • Land | 69.4 sq mi (179.8 km2) |
| • Water | 10.7 sq mi (27.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,191 |
| • Density | 17.16/sq mi (6.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-58918[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665565[2] |
Scandia Valley Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,074 at the 2000 census. According to the U. S. Census Bureau it was merged with Rail Prairie Township on 31 December 2002. The larger township reported a population of 1,191 inhabitants in the 2010 census.
Scandia Valley Township was organized in 1893. The township was originally built up chiefly by Scandinavian immigrants, hence the name.[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. 355.