Nidaros Township, Minnesota | |
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  Nidaros Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Nidaros Township, Minnesota Nidaros Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′33″N 95°34′48″W / 46.25917°N 95.58000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.2 km2) |
| • Land | 30.9 sq mi (80.0 km2) |
| • Water | 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,362 ft (415 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 317 |
| • Density | 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-46240[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665122[2] |
Nidaros Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 317 at the 2000 census.
Nidaros Township was organized in 1871, and named for Nidaros, the former name of the city of Trondheim, Norway.[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. 396.