Balkan Township, Minnesota | |
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  Balkan Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Balkan Township, Minnesota Balkan Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′35″N 92°52′35″W / 47.50972°N 92.87639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.3 sq mi (169.0 km2) |
| • Land | 64.2 sq mi (166.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,499 ft (457 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 832 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-03322[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663497[2] |
| Website | www.balkantownship.com |
Balkan Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The township was named after the Balkan Mountains.[3] The population was 832 at the 2010 census.[4]
U.S. Highway 169 and State Highway 73 (MN 73) are two of the main routes in the township.
The city of Chisholm is located within the south–central portion of Balkan Township geographically but is a separate entity.
- ^ "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. 478.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Balkan township, St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2011.