Stockholm Township, Minnesota | |
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 Stockholm Township Hall | |
  Stockholm Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Stockholm Township, Minnesota Stockholm Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°2′N 94°11′W / 45.033°N 94.183°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wright |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 805 |
| • Density | 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-62878[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665713[2] |
Stockholm Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 805 at the 2000 census.
Stockholm Township was organized in 1868, and named after Stockholm, Sweden, the capital of the native land of a large share of the early settlers.[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. 589.