Mission Township | |
|---|---|
  Mission Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Mission Township Mission Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′16″N 94°5′25″W / 46.58778°N 94.09028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Crow Wing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2) |
| • Land | 29.6 sq mi (76.6 km2) |
| • Water | 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 733 |
| • Density | 24.8/sq mi (9.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-43468[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665001[2] |
Mission Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 733 at the 2000 census.
Mission Township was named from the Indian mission it once contained.[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.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 158.