Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′43″N 94°20′48″W / 46.84528°N 94.34667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
| • Land | 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
| • Water | 6.8 sq mi (17.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 530 |
| • Density | 17.9/sq mi (6.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56474 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-51928[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665336[2] |
Ponto Lake Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 530 as of the 2000 census.[3] The etymology of the name Ponto is obscure.[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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 91.