Ogema Township, Minnesota | |
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  Ogema Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Ogema Township, Minnesota Ogema Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′32″N 92°27′58″W / 46.04222°N 92.46611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.0 sq mi (124.4 km2) |
| • Land | 46.8 sq mi (121.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 298 |
| • Density | 6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-48148[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665202[2] |
Ogema Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.
Ogema is a name derived from the Ojibwe language ogimaa meaning "chief".[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. 413.