King Township, Minnesota | |
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  King Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  King Township, Minnesota King Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′45″N 95°52′24″W / 47.62917°N 95.87333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,214 ft (370 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 195 |
| • Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-33254[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664635[2] |
King Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.
King Township was named for Ephraim King, a pioneer settler.[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. 426.