Parkers Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Parkers Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Parkers Prairie Township, Minnesota Parkers Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′48″N 95°19′56″W / 46.14667°N 95.33222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
| • Land | 32.6 sq mi (84.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,460 ft (445 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 345 |
| • Density | 10.6/sq mi (4.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56361 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-49750[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665258[2] |
Parkers Prairie Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 345 at the 2000 census.
Parkers Prairie Township was organized in 1870, and bears the name of a pioneer who settled there upon the prairie.[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. 397.