History · Moonshine

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The story so far

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Moonshine Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 150 as of the 2000 census. Moonshine Township took its name from Moonshine Lake, a lake which was so named on a night when the Moon shone brightly.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 131 to 85 (-35%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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