Great Bend Township, Minnesota | |
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  Great Bend Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Great Bend Township, Minnesota Great Bend Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′18″N 95°8′37″W / 43.88833°N 95.14361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cottonwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.3 sq mi (83.6 km2) |
| • Land | 31.6 sq mi (81.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,365 ft (416 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 287 |
| • Density | 8.9/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-25514[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664334[2] |
Great Bend Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census.[3]
Great Bend Township was organized in 1870. It was named for a nearby meander on the Des Moines River.[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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Great Bend township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 150.