Green Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Green Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Green Prairie Township, Minnesota Green Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′16″N 94°21′30″W / 46.07111°N 94.35833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Morrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.7 sq mi (43.3 km2) |
| • Land | 16.0 sq mi (41.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 665 |
| • Density | 41.5/sq mi (16.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-25784[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664345[2] |
Green Prairie Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 665 at the 2000 census.
Green Prairie Township was organized in 1868, and named for Charles H. Green, an early settler who was killed in the Civil War.[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. 352.