Sverdrup Township, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
  Sverdrup Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Sverdrup Township, Minnesota Sverdrup Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′52″N 95°50′48″W / 46.33111°N 95.84667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Land | 28.4 sq mi (73.7 km2) |
| • Water | 7.2 sq mi (18.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 577 |
| • Density | 20.3/sq mi (7.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56586[1] |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-63688[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665747[3] |
Sverdrup Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.
Sverdrup Township was organized in 1878, and named for Georg Sverdrup, president of Augsburg Seminary.[4]
- ^ "Sverdrup Township MN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "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. 398.