Eidsvold Township, Lyon County, Minnesota

Eidsvold Township, Minnesota
Eidsvold Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Eidsvold Township, Minnesota
Eidsvold Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°36′N 96°1′W / 44.600°N 96.017°W / 44.600; -96.017
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLyon
Area
 • Total
33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Land33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2)
 • Water0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
1,175 ft (358 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
223
 • Density6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-18332
GNIS feature ID0664056

Eidsvold Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. It was organized in 1873, and named for Ejdsvold (Eidsvoll), Akershus, Norway, whence many of its early settlers came. The population was 223 at the 2000 census.