Gentilly Township, Minnesota | |
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  Gentilly Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Gentilly Township, Minnesota Gentilly Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′48″N 96°24′21″W / 47.79667°N 96.40583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2) |
| • Land | 32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 319 |
| • Density | 10.0/sq mi (3.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56716 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-23480[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664258[2] |
Gentilly 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 319 at the 2000 census. Founded by French-Canadians,[3] Gentilly Township was organized in 1879, and named after Gentilly, Quebec.[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.
- ^ Benoit, Virgil. "Gentilly: a French-Canadian community in the Minnesota Red River Valley" (PDF). Minnesota History (Winter 1975): 278–289. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 425.