Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota

Mazeppa Township, Minnesota
A house and chapel in Mazeppa Township
Mazeppa Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Mazeppa Township, Minnesota
Mazeppa Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°13′50″N 92°29′57″W / 44.23056°N 92.49917°W / 44.23056; -92.49917
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWabasha
Area
  Total
22.3 sq mi (57.7 km2)
  Land21.8 sq mi (56.5 km2)
  Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
743
  Density34.1/sq mi (13.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55956
Area code507
FIPS code27-41300
GNIS feature ID0664940

Mazeppa Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. Mazeppa Township was organized in 1858 and named in honor of Ivan Mazepa, a 17th-century Cossack chief popularized by Lord Byron's poem "Mazeppa".