Shaokatan Township, Minnesota | |
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  Shaokatan Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Shaokatan Township, Minnesota Shaokatan Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′30″N 96°22′46″W / 44.40833°N 96.37944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.3 sq mi (99.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.7 sq mi (94.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,795 ft (547 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 192 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-59377[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665583[2] |
Shaokatan Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.
Shaokatan Township took its name from Lake Shaokatan.[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. 308.