Esther Township, Minnesota | |
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  Esther Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Esther Township, Minnesota Esther Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°3′19″N 97°3′6″W / 48.05528°N 97.05167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.4 sq mi (50.2 km2) |
| • Land | 19.1 sq mi (49.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 158 |
| • Density | 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-19790[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664111[2] |
Esther 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 158 at the 2000 census.
Esther Township was named for Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover and Frances Cleveland.[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. 424.