Farming Township, Minnesota | |
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  Farming Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Farming Township, Minnesota Farming Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′N 94°33′W / 45.550°N 94.550°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Stearns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.9 sq mi (100.8 km2) |
| • Land | 37.5 sq mi (97.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 987 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-20600[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664145[2] |
Farming Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 987 at the 2010 census.[3]
Farming Township was organized in 1873, and named for the fact a large share of the first settlers engaged in farming.[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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Farming township, Stearns County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 524.