Caribou Township, Minnesota | |
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  Caribou Township Location in Minnesota and the United States  Caribou Township Caribou Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′18″N 96°27′18″W / 48.95500°N 96.45500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kittson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.2 sq mi (114.5 km2) |
| • Land | 44.2 sq mi (114.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 48 |
| • Density | 1.1/sq mi (0.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-09874[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663748[2] |
Caribou Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.
Caribou Township was organized in 1908, and named for the migratory woodland caribou in the area.[3] The population was 48 at the 2000 census.
- ^ "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. 277.