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A township of 185 people in Faribault County, Minnesota
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Township in Minnesota, United States
185Population
36.1 sq miArea
1,109 ftElevation

Prescott Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 222 at the 2000 census. Prescott Township was organized in 1861, and named for a pioneer settler.

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United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth · 6.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
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