Stony Brook Township | |
|---|---|
  Stony Brook Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Stony Brook Township Stony Brook Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′44″N 96°5′9″W / 46.06222°N 96.08583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.8 sq mi (85.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 164 |
| • Density | 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-62986[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665719[2] |
Stony Brook Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census.[3]
Stony Brook Township was organized in 1877, and took its name from the Stony Brook creek.[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.
- ^ US Gazetteer Census
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 217.