Crooked Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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 Crooked Lake Township Hall, Cass County, MN | |
  Crooked Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Crooked Lake Township, Minnesota Crooked Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′28″N 93°57′30″W / 46.85778°N 93.95833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
| • Land | 30.0 sq mi (77.8 km2) |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (15.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,322 ft (403 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 498 |
| • Density | 16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56662 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-13834[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663891[2] |
Crooked Lake Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 498 as of the 2000 census.[3] It is named after Roosevelt Lake, formerly known as Crooked Lake, a large lake located in this township. Crooked Lake is a translation from the Ojibwe Wewaagigamaag-zaaga'igan.[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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Upham, Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance