Humboldt Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Humboldt Township is a township in Minnehaha County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

Humboldt, South Dakota, is the town in Humboldt township.

History

Humboldt Township was named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German scientist and writer.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Humboldt Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 179.

Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States

County seat: Sioux Falls

Cities	Baltic Brandon Colton Crooks Dell Rapids Garretson Hartford Sioux Falls‡ Valley Springs

Towns	Humboldt Sherman

CDPs	Anderson Meadow View Addition Pine Lakes Addition Renner Corner

Other unincorporated communities	Benclare Booge Corson Ellis Lyons Morefield Renner Rowena

Townships	Benton Brandon Buffalo Burk Clear Lake Dell Rapids Edison Grand Meadow Hartford Highland Humboldt Logan Lyons Mapleton Palisade Red Rock Split Rock Sverdrup Taopi Valley Springs Wall Lake Wayne Wellington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°38′40″N 97°4′30″W / 43.64444°N 97.07500°W / 43.64444; -97.07500

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