Grey Eagle Township, Minnesota | |
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  Grey Eagle Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Grey Eagle Township, Minnesota Grey Eagle Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′59″N 94°42′20″W / 45.79972°N 94.70556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2) |
| • Land | 25.1 sq mi (64.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 556 |
| • Density | 26.4/sq mi (10.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56336 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-26018[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664356[2] |
Grey Eagle Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 663 according to a 2000 census and was 556 at the time of the 2020 Census.[3]
Grey Eagle Township was organized in 1873, and named for the fact a pioneer hunter had shot an eagle there.[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.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 544.