Grand Forks Township, Minnesota | |
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  Grand Forks Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Grand Forks Township, Minnesota Grand Forks Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′7″N 97°1′53″W / 47.98528°N 97.03139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.3 sq mi (37.0 km2) |
| • Land | 14.2 sq mi (36.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 231 |
| • Density | 16.3/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-24938[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664311[2] |
Grand Forks 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 231 at the 2000 census.
Grand Forks Township was organized in 1880.[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. 425.