Moose Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Moose Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Moose Lake Township, Minnesota Moose Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′50″N 92°44′37″W / 46.44722°N 92.74361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Carlton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 956 |
| • Density | 29.2/sq mi (11.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55767 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-43972[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665025[2] |
Moose Lake Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 956 as of the 2000 census.[3] Moose Lake Township was named from Moose Lake and Moose Head Lake.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 75.