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Lake Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Lake Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Lake Prairie Township, Minnesota Lake Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′1″N 94°2′20″W / 44.40028°N 94.03889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.3 sq mi (143.1 km2) |
| • Land | 54.8 sq mi (141.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 652 |
| • Density | 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-34856[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664697[2] |
Lake Prairie Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 652 at the 2000 census.
Lake Prairie Township was organized in 1858, and named for the lakes and prairie 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. 373.