Krain Township, Minnesota | |
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  Krain Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Krain Township, Minnesota Krain Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′N 94°34′W / 45.717°N 94.567°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Stearns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.1 sq mi (114.2 km2) |
| • Land | 43.4 sq mi (112.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 981 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-33722[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664645[2] |
Krain Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 981 at the 2010 census.[3] The township includes the city of St. Anthony.
Krain Township was organized in 1872, and named for the Austrian Krain region (now part of Slovenia), the native home of a share of the early settlers.[4] The township contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Anton Gogala Farmstead, established around 1875.[5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Krain township, Stearns County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 524.
- ^ "Minnesota National Register Properties Database". Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2018.