Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Oronoco Township, Minnesota | |
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Town hall at the Oronoco City Hall community center | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′22″N 92°30′53″W / 44.15611°N 92.51472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Olmsted |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2) |
| • Land | 32.6 sq mi (84.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,239 |
| • Density | 68.7/sq mi (26.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55960 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-48616 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665217 |
Oronoco Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,239 at the 2000 census. The township was organized in 1858 and named for the adjacent city of Oronoco, which had formed in 1854. The city was named by early settler Dr. Hector Galloway for the similarly spelled Orinoco, a large river in South America.