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New Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  New Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  New Prairie Township, Minnesota New Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′10″N 95°41′11″W / 45.63611°N 95.68639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 252 |
| • Density | 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-45844[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665108[2] |
New Prairie Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.
New Prairie Township was so named by pioneers who settled upon the prairie.[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. 432.