Big Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Big Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Big Lake Township, Minnesota Big Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′37″N 93°42′46″W / 45.34361°N 93.71278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Sherburne |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.8 sq mi (113.5 km2) |
| • Land | 42.3 sq mi (109.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 6,785 |
| • Density | 160.4/sq mi (61.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55309 |
| Area code | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-05770[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663589[2] |
Big Lake Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,785 at the 2000 census.
Big Lake Township was organized in 1858.[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. 514.