Biwabik Township, Minnesota | |
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  Biwabik Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Biwabik Township, Minnesota Biwabik Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′36″N 92°22′47″W / 47.47667°N 92.37972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.4 sq mi (76.1 km2) |
| • Land | 27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,385 ft (422 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 804 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-06166[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663605[2] |
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Biwabik Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Biwabik is a name derived from the Ojibwe language meaning "iron".[3] The population was 804 at the 2010 census.[4]
State Highway 135 (MN 135) and Vermilion Trail (County 4) are two of the main routes in the township.
Other routes include Saint Louis County Roads 20 (Heritage Trail) and 97.
The city of Biwabik is located within the northeast part of Biwabik Township geographically but is a separate entity.
The city of McKinley is located within the northwest part of the township geographically but is a separate entity.
- ^ "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. 478.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Biwabik township, St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2011.