Beaver Bay Township, Lake County, Minnesota

Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota is located in the United States
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota
Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°19′45″N 91°18′45″W / 47.32917°N 91.31250°W / 47.32917; -91.31250
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake
Organized1885
Area
 • Total
140.2 sq mi (363.1 km2)
 • Land138.6 sq mi (358.9 km2)
 • Water1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Elevation
1,588 ft (484 m)
Population
 • Total
517
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
523
 • Density4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55601
Area code218
FIPS code27-04474[3]
GNIS feature ID0663540[4]

Beaver Bay Township is a township in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 517 at the 2020 census.[1]

State Highways 1 and 61 are two of the main routes in the township.

Beaver Bay Township was organized in 1885, and named after Beaver Bay, Minnesota.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". Explore Census Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 293.