Back Municipio de Walcott (Minnesota) Spanish Уолкотт (тауншип, Миннесота) Russian Xã Walcott, Quận Rice, Minnesota Vietnamese 沃爾科特鎮區 (明尼蘇達州賴斯縣) Chinese
Walcott Township, Minnesota | |
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  Walcott Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Walcott Township, Minnesota Walcott Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′55″N 93°14′31″W / 44.23194°N 93.24194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Rice |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.7 sq mi (87.3 km2) |
| • Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 984 |
| • Density | 29.2/sq mi (11.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-67666[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665896[2] |
Walcott Township is a township in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 984 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Prairieville and Ruskin are both partially located within the township.
Settled in the 1850s, Walcott Township was named for Samuel Walcott, an early settler.[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. 464.