Eagle Point Township, Minnesota | |
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  Eagle Point Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Eagle Point Township, Minnesota Eagle Point Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′27″N 97°5′46″W / 48.50750°N 97.09611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2) |
| • Land | 27.9 sq mi (72.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 33 |
| • Density | 1.2/sq mi (0.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-17414[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664019[2] |
Eagle Point Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 33 at the 2000 census.
Eagle Point Township was organized in 1890, and named for an eagle's nest in a nearby grove.[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. 328.