Belle Plaine Township, Scott County, Minnesota

Scott County

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The Belle Plaine Township is one of eleven townships in Scott County in the southeastern center of the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the Belle Plaine Township 878 inhabitants.

Geography

The Belle Plaine Township Township is located in the south of the metropolitan Minneapolis -Saint Paul, near the south bank of the Minnesota River. The center of Minneapolis, is 70 km to the northeast. The Mississippi River, which forms the border with Wisconsin, is located approximately 80 km east.

The Belle Plaine Township Township is located at 44 ° 35'01 " north latitude and 93 ° 42'39 " west longitude and extending over 101.53 km ².

The Belle Plaine Township is located in the west of Scott County and is bordered to the south by the Le Sueur County. Within the Scott County the Township is bordered on the northwest by the City of Belle Plaine, on the north by the St. Lawrence Township, in the northeast on the Sand Creek Township, on the east by the Helena Township and on the west by the Blakeley Township.

Traffic

In the north- west of the U.S. Highway 169 roams the area of ​​the Township. The Minnesota State Route 19 forms the southern boundary of Scott County, and thus also of Belle Plain Township. All other roads are County Roads or more subordinate and partially unpaved roadways.

The Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport, which is located about 60 km northeast of Belle Plaine Township, is the nearest airport.

Towns in the Belle Plaine Township

Within the Belle Plaine Township, there are no settlements. The population is spread in individually standing buildings.