Cokato Township, Minnesota | |
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 Cokato Temperance Hall, a historic building in the township | |
  Cokato Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Cokato Township, Minnesota Cokato Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N 94°12′W / 45.100°N 94.200°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wright |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2) |
| • Land | 33.0 sq mi (85.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,238 |
| • Density | 37.5/sq mi (14.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55321 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-12448[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663843[2] |
Cokato Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,238 at the 2000 census. Cokato Township was organized in 1868, and named for the Sioux language word meaning "at the middle".[3] The 1896 Cokato Temperance Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[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.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 587.
- ^ "Cokaton P.R.S. Onnen Toivo Raittiusseura (Cokato Temperance Hall)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]