Floodwood Township, Minnesota | |
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  Floodwood Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Floodwood Township, Minnesota Floodwood Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′47″N 92°53′3″W / 46.89639°N 92.88417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 280 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-21356[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664178[2] |
Floodwood Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 280 at the 2010 census.[3] The township took its name from the Floodwood River.[4]
U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 73 (MN 73) are two of the main routes in the township.
U.S. Highway 2 runs roughly diagonally throughout Floodwood Township, in a northwest–southeast direction. Highway 73 runs north–south through the western portion of the township. Saint Louis County Road 8 (CR 8) runs east–west through the northern portion of the township.
The unincorporated community of Gowan is located within Floodwood Township.
The city of Floodwood is located within the northwest part of Floodwood Township geographically but is a separate entity.
- ^ "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), Floodwood 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.