Garfield Township, Minnesota | |
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  Garfield Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Garfield Township, Minnesota Garfield Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′28″N 96°15′53″W / 47.54111°N 96.26472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2) |
| • Land | 33.1 sq mi (85.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 391 |
| • Density | 11.8/sq mi (4.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-23156[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664246[2] |
Garfield Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 391 at the 2000 census.
Garfield Township was organized in 1880, and named for James A. Garfield (1831–1881), the 20th President of the United States.[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. 424.