Osakis Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Osakis Township, Minnesota
Osakis Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Osakis Township, Minnesota
Osakis Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Osakis Township, Minnesota is located in the United States
Osakis Township, Minnesota
Osakis Township, Minnesota
Osakis Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°53′40″N 95°11′30″W / 45.89444°N 95.19167°W / 45.89444; -95.19167
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyDouglas
Area
 • Total34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2)
 • Land31.4 sq mi (81.2 km2)
 • Water2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2)
Elevation
1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total584
 • Density18.6/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56360
Area code320
FIPS code27-48814[1]
GNIS feature ID0665225[2]

Osakis Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census.

Osakis Township was organized in 1866, and named after Lake Osakis.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 179.