Fairbanks Township, Minnesota | |
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  Fairbanks Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′18″N 91°51′20″W / 47.32167°N 91.85556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.9 sq mi (186.3 km2) |
| • Land | 70.0 sq mi (181.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 63 |
| • Density | 0.88/sq mi (0.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-20186[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664127[2] |
Fairbanks Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census.[3]
The unincorporated communities of Fairbanks and Petrel are located within Fairbanks Township.
Saint Louis County Road 16 runs east–west along Fairbanks Township's northern boundary line with adjacent Bassett Township.
County Road 44 runs north–south through the eastern portion of Fairbanks Township; the roadway continues south to Brimson.
The town was named for U.S. senator and vice president Charles Warren Fairbanks.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Fairbanks township, St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota geographic names; their origin and historic significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 482 – via Archive.org.