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Eden Township, Minnesota | |
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  Eden Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Eden Township, Minnesota Eden Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′45″N 95°39′9″W / 47.71250°N 95.65250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 215 |
| • Density | 6.1/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-18080[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664043[2] |
Eden Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 215 at the 2000 census.
The name is an allusion to the biblical Garden of Eden.[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. 423.