Alberta Township, Benton County, Minnesota

Alberta Township
Alberta Township is located in Minnesota
Alberta Township
Alberta Township
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°46′28″N 93°56′22″W / 45.77444°N 93.93944°W / 45.77444; -93.93944
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBenton
Area
 • Total36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,224 ft (373 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total818
 • Density23/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-00668[1]
GNIS feature ID0663399[2]

Alberta Township is a township in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 818 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Alberta Township was organized in 1868.[4] It was named for an early settler named Albert.[4]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alberta township, Benton County, Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 49.