Rail Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Rail Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Rail Prairie Township, Minnesota Rail Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′44″N 94°27′2″W / 46.24556°N 94.45056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Morrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.4 sq mi (107.2 km2) |
| • Land | 39.4 sq mi (102.0 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,316 ft (401 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 143 |
| • Density | 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-52954[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665372[2] |
Rail Prairie Township was a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 143 at the 2000 census. According to the U. S. Census Bureau it was merged with Scandia Valley Township on 31 December 2002.
Rail Prairie Township was organized in 1890, and named for Case Rail, an early settler.[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. 354.