La Garde Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota

La Garde Township, Minnesota
La Garde Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
La Garde Township, Minnesota
La Garde Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°16′14″N 95°43′49″W / 47.27056°N 95.73028°W / 47.27056; -95.73028
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMahnomen
Area
 • Total35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Water2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Elevation
1,476 ft (450 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total158
 • Density4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-33956[1]
GNIS feature ID0664656[2]

La Garde Township is a township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The township was named for Moses Lagarde, an early settler.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 323 – via Google Books.