Sandstone Township, Pine County, Minnesota

Sandstone Township, Minnesota
Sandstone Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Sandstone Township, Minnesota
Sandstone Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Sandstone Township, Minnesota is located in the United States
Sandstone Township, Minnesota
Sandstone Township, Minnesota
Sandstone Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°5′59″N 92°48′3″W / 46.09972°N 92.80083°W / 46.09972; -92.80083
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
Area
 • Total
60.9 sq mi (157.6 km2)
 • Land60.7 sq mi (157.2 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,614
 • Density26.6/sq mi (10.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55072
Area code320
FIPS code27-58414[1]
GNIS feature ID0665547[2]

Sandstone Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,614 at the 2000 census.

Sandstone Township was named for sandstone outcroppings near the Kettle River.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 414.