Birch Township, Minnesota | |
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  Birch Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Birch Township, Minnesota Birch Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′19″N 94°30′26″W / 47.60528°N 94.50722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Beltrami |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
| • Land | 34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,362 ft (415 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 116 |
| • Density | 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56630 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-05914[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663593[2] |
Birch Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 116 as of the 2000 census.[3]
Birch Township was named for the canoe birch trees there from which Native Americans built canoes.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 36.