Solem Township, Minnesota | |
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  Solem Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Solem Township, Minnesota Solem Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′15″N 95°41′0″W / 45.80417°N 95.68333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,348 ft (411 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 239 |
| • Density | 7.0/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-61078[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665639[2] |
Solem Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census.
Solem Township was organized in 1870, and is said to be named after a place in Norway.[3] The farm where the Kensington Runestone, of questionable authenticity, was said to have been found is now a local park in Solem Township.
- ^ "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. 179.