Bowstring Township, Minnesota | |
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  Bowstring Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Bowstring Township, Minnesota Bowstring Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′48″N 93°50′3″W / 47.56333°N 93.83417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Itasca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 26.6 sq mi (68.8 km2) |
| • Water | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,322 ft (403 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 230 |
| • Density | 6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56631 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-07102[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663638[2] |
Bowstring Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2010 census.[3]
Bowstring Township took its name from Bowstring Lake.[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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Bowstring township, Itasca County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 253.