Andover Township, Minnesota | |
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 Girard, a community in Andover Township | |
  Andover Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Andover Township, Minnesota Andover Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 96°39′54″W / 47.72667°N 96.66500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 154 |
| • Density | 4.3/sq mi (1.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-01504[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663433[2] |
Andover Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. Andover Township was organized in 1877.[3] It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the township was 154 at the 2000 census.
The unincorporated community of Wilds, near the edge of Crookston, and the unincorporated community of Girard are located within Andover Township.
- ^ "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. 421.