Bejou Township, Minnesota | |
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  Bejou Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Bejou Township, Minnesota Bejou Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′5″N 95°59′16″W / 47.45139°N 95.98778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mahnomen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 98 |
| • Density | 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56516 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-04690[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663548[2] |
Bejou Township is a township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.
Bejou is a corruption of bonjour, a French word meaning "hello".[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. 323.