Shooks Township, Minnesota | |
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  Shooks Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Shooks Township, Minnesota Shooks Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′4″N 94°28′46″W / 47.88444°N 94.47944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Beltrami |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2) |
| • Land | 36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 190 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-59926[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665602[2] |
Shooks Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 190 as of the 2000 census.[3]
Shooks Township was named for Edward Shooks, a railroad official.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 39.