Grand Plain Township, Minnesota | |
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  Grand Plain Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Grand Plain Township, Minnesota Grand Plain Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′3″N 95°55′43″W / 48.20083°N 95.92861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.9 sq mi (116.3 km2) |
| • Land | 44.9 sq mi (116.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 55 |
| • Density | 1.2/sq mi (0.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-25046[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664316[2] |
Grand Plain Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 55 at the 2000 census.
Grand Plain Township was organized in 1898, and named for the character of its landscape.[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. 328.