Rice Township | |
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  Rice Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Rice Township Rice Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′22″N 95°22′30″W / 47.27278°N 95.37500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clearwater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,621 ft (494 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| • Density | 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-54016[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665406[2] |
Rice Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2000 census. Rice Township was named after the Wild Rice River.[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. 123.