Pequaywan Township, Minnesota | |
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  Pequaywan Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Pequaywan Township, Minnesota Pequaywan Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′47″N 91°53′4″W / 47.17972°N 91.88444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 55803 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-50389[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665280[2] |
| Website | www.pequaywantownship.org |
Pequaywan Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census.[3]
Pequaywan Lake Road (Saint Louis County Road 44) serves as a main route in the township.
In his book Minnesota Place Names, Warren Upham cites the word pequaywan as "an Ojibwe name of undetermined meaning".[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Pequaywan township, St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: a Geographical Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society.