Agassiz Township, Minnesota | |
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  Agassiz Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Agassiz Township, Minnesota Agassiz Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′22″N 96°17′55″W / 45.18944°N 96.29861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lac qui Parle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.3 sq mi (96.7 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 104 |
| • Density | 3.0/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-00352[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663385[2] |
Agassiz Township (/ˈæɡəsi/ AG-ə-see) is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census.
Agassiz Township was organized in 1887, and named after the prehistoric Lake Agassiz.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 289.