Back Municipio de Welch (Minnesota) Spanish Уэлш (тауншип, Миннесота) Russian ویلچ ٹاؤن شپ، گڈہیو کاؤنٹی، مینیسوٹا Urdu Xã Welch, Quận Goodhue, Minnesota Vietnamese 韋爾奇鎮區 (明尼蘇達州古德休縣) Chinese
Welch Township, Minnesota | |
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  Welch Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Welch Township, Minnesota Welch Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′7″N 92°43′38″W / 44.63528°N 92.72722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Goodhue County |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.7 sq mi (110.7 km2) |
| • Land | 39.3 sq mi (101.8 km2) |
| • Water | 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 697 |
| • Density | 17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55089 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-69052[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665947[2] |
Welch Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. It lies about halfway between the cities of Hastings and Red Wing and 36 miles southeast of Saint Paul. The population was 697 at the 2000 census. It is centered on the small community of Welch on the Cannon River. Like many river towns in the Driftless Area, it is situated at the base of the steep bluffs of the river valley.
- ^ "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.