Willow Creek | |
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Coordinates: 43°53′41″N94°16′07″W / 43.89472°N 94.26861°W Coordinates: 43°53′41″N94°16′07″W / 43.89472°N 94.26861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Blue Earth |
Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 655013 [1] |
Willow Creek is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. [1] [2]
Pleasant Mound Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 235 as of the 2000 census.
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Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.
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