Alma Township, Minnesota | |
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  Alma Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Alma Township, Minnesota Alma Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′24″N 96°41′53″W / 48.32333°N 96.69806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Land | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 94 |
| • Density | 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-01072[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663416[2] |
Alma Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census.
Alma Township was organized in 1882, and named for Alma Dahlgren, the first white child born there.[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.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 327.