Parker Township, Minnesota | |
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  Parker Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Parker Township, Minnesota Parker Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′21″N 96°57′57″W / 48.40583°N 96.96583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 57 |
| • Density | 1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-49696[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665255[2] |
Parker Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2000 census. Parker Township was organized in 1884, and named for George L. Parker, an early settler who had come to the area from Norridgewock, Maine.[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. 329.