Camp Release Township, Minnesota | |
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  Camp Release Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Camp Release Township, Minnesota Camp Release Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′41″N 95°48′32″W / 44.92806°N 95.80889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lac qui Parle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2) |
| • Land | 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 293 |
| • Density | 10.0/sq mi (3.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-09550[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663737[2] |
Camp Release Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census.
Camp Release Township was organized in 1871, and named in commemoration of the surrender at Camp Release.[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.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 289.