Iron Range Township, Itasca County, Minnesota

Iron Range Township, Minnesota
Iron Range Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Iron Range Township, Minnesota
Iron Range Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Iron Range Township, Minnesota is located in the United States
Iron Range Township, Minnesota
Iron Range Township, Minnesota
Iron Range Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°19′11″N 93°22′12″W / 47.31972°N 93.37000°W / 47.31972; -93.37000
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyItasca
Area
 • Total28.9 sq mi (74.9 km2)
 • Land27.2 sq mi (70.4 km2)
 • Water1.8 sq mi (4.5 km2)
Elevation
1,427 ft (435 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total649
 • Density22/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-31256[1]
GNIS feature ID0664556[2]

Iron Range Township was a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 649 at the 2010 census.[3]

The township was annexed by the city of Taconite effective January 1, 2013.[4]

Iron Range Township was named for the local iron mining industry.[5]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Iron Range township, Itasca County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Notes about City and Township Estimates" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Administration, State Demographic Center. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 255.