Dane Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Dane Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Dane Prairie Township, Minnesota Dane Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′17″N 95°57′11″W / 46.23806°N 95.95306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
| • Land | 31.2 sq mi (80.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 892 |
| • Density | 28.6/sq mi (11.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-14644[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663919[2] |
Dane Prairie Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 892 at the 2000 census.
Dane Prairie Township was organized in 1870, and named for its prairies originally settled chiefly by natives of Denmark.[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.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 393.