Stowe Prairie Township, Minnesota | |
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  Stowe Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Stowe Prairie Township, Minnesota Stowe Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′20″N 95°5′24″W / 46.33889°N 95.09000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.8 sq mi (87.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 488 |
| • Density | 15.6/sq mi (6.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-63058[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665724[2] |
Stowe Prairie Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census. It had declined to 488 people by the 2020 census.[3]
Stowe Prairie Township was organized in 1877 and named for the pioneer settlers the Stowe brothers. The township is in the most northwesterly corner of the County and the village of Hewitt is located in the center of the township. A village called Nebo, or Mount Nebo, was located just north of Hewitt. It had a post office from 1880 - 1893.[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.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 546.