Moorhead Township, Clay County, Minnesota

Moorhead Township
Moorhead Township is located in Minnesota
Moorhead Township
Moorhead Township
Location within the state of Minnesota
Moorhead Township is located in the United States
Moorhead Township
Moorhead Township
Moorhead Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°50′24″N 96°42′55″W / 46.84000°N 96.71528°W / 46.84000; -96.71528
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Area
 • Total18.9 sq mi (49.0 km2)
 • Land18.9 sq mi (49.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 • Total184
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
185
 • Density23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
56560-56563
Area code218
FIPS code27-43882[3]
GNIS feature ID0665020[4]

Moorhead Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 184 at the 2020 census.[1]

Moorhead Township was named for William G. Moorhead, a railroad official.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 117.