Fine Lakes Township, Minnesota | |
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  Fine Lakes Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Fine Lakes Township, Minnesota Fine Lakes Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′40″N 92°53′23″W / 46.79444°N 92.88972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,309 ft (399 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| • Density | 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-21086[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664167[2] |
Fine Lakes Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census.[3]
State Highway 73 (MN 73) serves as a main route in the township. Other routes include Prairie Lake Road and Hingeley Road.
The town was named after its "numerous little lakes" by its settlers.[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), Fine Lakes 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. 483 – via Archive.org.