Lowell Township, Minnesota | |
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  Lowell Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Lowell Township, Minnesota Lowell Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′46″N 96°39′54″W / 47.81278°N 96.66500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2) |
| • Land | 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 183 |
| • Density | 5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-38330[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664831[2] |
Lowell 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 183 at the 2000 census.
Lowell Township was organized in 1877, and named after Lowell, Massachusetts, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[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.