Goose Prairie Township | |
|---|---|
  Goose Prairie Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Goose Prairie Township Goose Prairie Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°1′1″N 96°15′27″W / 47.01694°N 96.25750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 199 |
| • Density | 5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-24542[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664298[2] |
Goose Prairie Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2000 census.
Goose Prairie Township was named from the former abundance of wild geese on its lakes.[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. 116.