Russia Township, Minnesota | |
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 Grain elevators at Greenview | |
  Russia Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Russia Township, Minnesota Russia Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′19″N 96°31′32″W / 47.62194°N 96.52556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
| • Land | 36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 33 |
| • Density | 0.9/sq mi (0.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-56446[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665493[2] |
Russia Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the township was 33 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Greenview is located within Russia Township.
Russia Township was organized in 1882, and named after the country of Russia.[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.