Moscow Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota

Moscow Township
Township
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Coordinates: 43°43′15″N93°7′37″W / 43.72083°N 93.12694°W / 43.72083; -93.12694
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Freeborn
Area
• Total	36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	1,260 ft (384 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	605
• Density	17/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

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 201.