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Osakis Township, Minnesota | |
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  Osakis Township, Minnesota Location within the state of 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2) |
| • Land | 31.4 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 584 |
| • Density | 18.6/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56360 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-48814[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665225[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]
- ^ "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. 179.