Bangor Township, Minnesota | |
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  Bangor Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Bangor Township, Minnesota Bangor Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′47″N 95°10′50″W / 45.54639°N 95.18056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.0 sq mi (90.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,322 ft (403 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 217 |
| • Density | 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-03502[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663503[2] |
Bangor Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.
According to Warren Upham, the township may be named after Bangor, Maine.[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. 430.