Spring Prairie Township | |
|---|---|
  Spring Prairie Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Spring Prairie Township Spring Prairie Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′5″N 96°29′3″W / 46.93472°N 96.48417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 506 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-62032[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665679[2] |
Spring Prairie Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 506,[3] up from 368 at the previous census.
The township is notable for being the home of an established Hutterite colony, called Spring Prairie Colony. As a result about a fourth (25.7%) of the township speak an other than English or Spanish Indo-European language, most likely the Hutterite German.[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.
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