Dovre Township, Minnesota | |
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  Dovre Township Location within Minnesota and the United States  Dovre Township Dovre Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′0″N 95°2′34″W / 45.20000°N 95.04278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kandiyohi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.2 km2) |
| • Land | 27.2 sq mi (70.4 km2) |
| • Water | 7.3 sq mi (18.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,968 |
| • Density | 72.4/sq mi (28.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-16336[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663999[2] |
Dovre Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census.
Dovre Township was organized in 1869, and derives its name from the Dovrefjell mountain range 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. 269.