Homestead Township, Minnesota | |
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  Homestead Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Homestead Township, Minnesota Homestead Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′49″N 95°20′35″W / 46.58028°N 95.34306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
| • Land | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,447 ft (441 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 371 |
| • Density | 10.2/sq mi (3.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-30050[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664515[2] |
Homestead Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census.
Homestead Township was organized in 1880, and named for the pioneer homestead farms within its borders.[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. 395.