Rosebud Township, Minnesota | |
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  Rosebud Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Rosebud Township, Minnesota Rosebud Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′2″N 95°44′11″W / 47.55056°N 95.73639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.9 sq mi (85.3 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 343 |
| • Density | 10.4/sq mi (4.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-55564[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665460[2] |
Rosebud Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.
According to Warren Upham, Rosebud Township may have been named for the wild roses growing there.[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. 427.