Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Roscoe Township, Minnesota
Roscoe Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Roscoe Township, Minnesota
Roscoe Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°14′34″N 92°43′25″W / 44.24278°N 92.72361°W / 44.24278; -92.72361
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyGoodhue
Area
  Total
35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2)
  Land35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
784
  Density21.9/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-55492
GNIS feature ID0665457

Roscoe Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.

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.