Ford Township, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
  Fort Township Location within Minnesota and the United States  Fort Township Fort Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°7′11″N 93°13′59″W / 46.11972°N 93.23306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kanabec |
| Organized | May 16, 1916 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 177 |
| • Density | 4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-21644[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664189[2] |
| Website | http://www.fordtownship.org/ |
Ford Township is a township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. Organized as a township on May 16, 1916,[3] the population was 177 at the 2000 census.
Ford Township was organized in 1916, and named for industrialist Henry Ford.[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.
- ^ "History of the town of Ford". fordtownship.org. fordtownship.org. 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 266.