Cannon City Township, Minnesota
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Cannon City Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the state, characterized by its agricultural landscape and small-community setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cannon City Township, Minnesota canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2764878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cannon City Township, Minnesota Context triple: [Rice County, Minnesota, containsSettlement, Cannon City Township, Minnesota]
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A.
Canton, Minnesota
Canton, Minnesota is a small rural city in southeastern Minnesota known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
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B.
Brownsville Township, Minnesota
Brownsville Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in southeastern Minnesota within Fillmore County.
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C.
Adams Township, Minnesota
Adams Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Mower County in the southern part of the state.
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D.
Chatfield, Minnesota
Chatfield, Minnesota is a small city in southeastern Minnesota known for its historic downtown and annual Western Days celebration.
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E.
Red Rock Township, Minnesota
Red Rock Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Mower County in the southern part of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cannon City Township, Minnesota Target entity description: Cannon City Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the state, characterized by its agricultural landscape and small-community setting.
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A.
Canton, Minnesota
Canton, Minnesota is a small rural city in southeastern Minnesota known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
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B.
Brownsville Township, Minnesota
Brownsville Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in southeastern Minnesota within Fillmore County.
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C.
Adams Township, Minnesota
Adams Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Mower County in the southern part of the state.
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D.
Chatfield, Minnesota
Chatfield, Minnesota is a small city in southeastern Minnesota known for its historic downtown and annual Western Days celebration.
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E.
Red Rock Township, Minnesota
Red Rock Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Mower County in the southern part of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil township
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
agricultural land use
ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ small-community setting ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Rice County, Minnesota ⓘ |
| governmentType | township government ⓘ |
| hasName | Cannon City Township ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Cannon City Township, Minnesota self-link ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | civil township ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | township ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| locatedInFederalEntity |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | southern Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Rice County, Minnesota ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ
surface form:
State of Minnesota
|
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Rice County local government structure ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | township ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cannon City Township, Minnesota Description of subject: Cannon City Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the state, characterized by its agricultural landscape and small-community setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.