Framnas Township, Minnesota | |
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  Framnas Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Framnas Township, Minnesota Framnas Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′1″N 95°49′51″W / 45.61694°N 95.83083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Stevens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 33.4 sq mi (86.5 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,161 ft (354 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 318 |
| • Density | 9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-22274[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664213[2] |
Framnas Township is a township in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census.
Framnas Township was originally built up chiefly by Scandinavians.[3] The township's first name was Scandia, after the first post office with the same name. The first postmaster and the creator of the name "Scandia" was the Norwegian Thomas Thomason, who immigrated to the US in 1861 from Arendal Norway. He moved to Stevens County in 1867 as the third settler. As a postmaster, he was the first public official in Stevens County.
- ^ "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. 536.