Byron Township, Waseca County, Minnesota
Byron Township, Minnesota | |
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Byron Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota Byron Township, Minnesota Byron Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′21″N 93°35′51″W / 43.87250°N 93.59750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Waseca |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 248 |
| • Density | 7.0/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-09172 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663722 |
Byron Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 216 at the 2020 census.
Byron Township was organized in 1858. At the meeting of the board of supervisors, Nov. 1st, 1858, township number 105, range 23, was at this meeting organizes and named Byron, one of the first settlers of Vivian, the town was named in honor of Byron Philbrook, then living in California. Who was the brother of resident Roscoe Philbrook.