Chengwatana Township, Minnesota | |
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  Chengwatana Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Chengwatana Township, Minnesota Chengwatana Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′5″N 92°51′49″W / 45.86806°N 92.86361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.3 sq mi (122.4 km2) |
| • Land | 45.8 sq mi (118.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 809 |
| • Density | 17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55063 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-11098[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663789[2] |
Chengwatana Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2000 census. Chengwatana Township was organized in 1874.[3] Its name is derived from the Ojibwe Zhingwaadena (White-pine Town), applied originally to an Ojibwe village located at the confluence of the Snake River with the St. Croix River. Neighbouring Pine City Township and the City of Pine City get their names from the English translation of Chengwatana.
- ^ "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. 411.