Deer Park Township, Minnesota | |
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  Deer Park Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Deer Park Township, Minnesota Deer Park Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′11″N 95°47′10″W / 47.98639°N 95.78611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pennington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.0 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 126 |
| • Density | 5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-15292[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663947[2] |
Deer Park Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 126 at the 2010 census.
Deer Park Township was so named from the fact deer was often hunted within its borders.[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. 406.