Dovray Township, Minnesota | |
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  Dovray Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Dovray Township, Minnesota Dovray Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′29″N 95°30′56″W / 44.05806°N 95.51556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Murray |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,430 ft (436 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 67 |
| • Density | 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56125 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-16318[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663998[2] |
Dovray Township is a township in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census. Dovray is located in Southwest Minnesota on the eastern side of Murray County. It is five minutes from Currie, fifteen minutes from Lake Shetek State Park, and twenty minutes northeast of Slayton.
Dovray Township was organized in 1879, and named after Dovre in Norway.[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. 365.