Fork Township, Minnesota | |
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  Fork Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Fork Township, Minnesota Fork Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′16″N 97°5′58″W / 48.40444°N 97.09944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2) |
| • Land | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 14 |
| • Density | 0.5/sq mi (0.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-21878[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664198[2] |
Fork Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14 at the 2000 census.
Fork Township was organized in 1896, and named for a fork in the river.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 328.