Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Lafayette Township, Minnesota
Lafayette Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Lafayette Township, Minnesota
Lafayette Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°24′5″N 94°26′2″W / 44.40139°N 94.43389°W / 44.40139; -94.43389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyNicollet
Area
  Total
50.5 sq mi (130.7 km2)
  Land50.4 sq mi (130.5 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
1,010 ft (308 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
724
  Density14.4/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56054
Area code507
FIPS code27-33938
GNIS feature ID0664655

Lafayette Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census.

Lafayette Township was organized in 1858, and named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a French general and American Revolutionary War general.