Leven Township, Minnesota | |
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![The Daniel Pennie House, the 1870s house of a Scottish immigrant, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]](view_image.php?q=Leven_Township,_Pope_County,_Minnesota&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:2013-0408-DanielPennieHouse.jpg) The Daniel Pennie House, the 1870s house of a Scottish immigrant, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] | |
  Leven Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Leven Township, Minnesota Leven Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′35″N 95°20′9″W / 45.72639°N 95.33583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 528 |
| • Density | 16.1/sq mi (6.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-36764[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664768[3] |
Leven Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census. The township, as well as Lake Leven within its borders, were named after Loch Leven in Scotland, where one of the area's early pioneers grew up.[4]
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Dennis A. Gimmestad, Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form, National Park Service, September 1980; copy accessed from "Pennie, Daniel, House" file, State Historic Preservation Office in the Minnesota History Center.