Ben Wade Township, Minnesota | |
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  Ben Wade Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Ben Wade Township, Minnesota Ben Wade Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′22″N 95°34′47″W / 45.70611°N 95.57972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2) |
| • Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 252 |
| • Density | 7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-05302[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663573[2] |
Ben Wade Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.
Ben Wade Township was named for Benjamin Wade (1800–1878), an American lawyer and United States Senator from Ohio.[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. 431.