Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Township in Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roscoe Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.
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Roscoe Township, Minnesota | |
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Coordinates: 44°14′34″N 92°43′25″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Goodhue |
Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
• Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 784 |
• Density | 21.9/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 27-55492[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 0665457[2] |
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At its high point, the township had a convenience store, school and more. Today - little is left to identify it other than a group of houses on the corner of Cty 27 blvd. and Cty 11 blvd.
Roscoe Township was organized in 1858, and named after Roscoe, Illinois, the hometown of an early settler.[3]