Dead Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Dead Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Dead Lake Township, Minnesota Dead Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′58″N 95°43′3″W / 46.49944°N 95.71750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
| • Land | 24.7 sq mi (63.9 km2) |
| • Water | 10.4 sq mi (27.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,362 ft (415 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 452 |
| • Density | 18.3/sq mi (7.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-15076[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663936[2] |
Dead Lake Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.
Dead Lake Township was organized in 1897, and named for a local lake commemorating a massacre of the Ojibwe Indians.[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.