Effington Township, Minnesota | |
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  Effington Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Effington Township, Minnesota Effington Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′26″N 95°27′52″W / 46.15722°N 95.46444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Land | 33.0 sq mi (85.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,522 ft (464 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 297 |
| • Density | 9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-18278[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664054[2] |
Effington Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census.
Effington Township was organized in 1872, and its name was selected from a novel.[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. 394.