Lyra Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 378 as of the 2000 census.
Lyra Township was organized in 1866.
Geography
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the United States: Township 106 North, Range 27 West, Fifth Meridian, 22,998 Acres. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km), of which 35.4 square miles (91.7 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km) (0.06%) is water.
The city of Good Thunder is entirely within the township geographically but is a separate entity.
Adjacent townships
- Rapidan Township (north)
- Decoria Township (northeast)
- Beauford Township (east)
- Mapleton Township (southeast)
- Sterling Township (south)
- Shelby Township (southwest)
- Vernon Center Township (west)
- Garden City Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township includes the following cemeteries: Calvary and Saint Johns.
Demographics
As of the census