Tegner Township, Minnesota | |
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  Tegner Township Location in Minnesota and the United States  Tegner Township Tegner Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′0″N 96°51′22″W / 48.66667°N 96.85611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kittson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 67 |
| • Density | 1.9/sq mi (0.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-64336[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665770[2] |
Tegner Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 67 at the 2000 census.
Tegner Township was organized in 1882, and named for Esaias Tegnér, a Swedish writer.[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. 280.