Ten Mile Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Ten Mile Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Ten Mile Lake Township, Minnesota Ten Mile Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′25″N 95°54′19″W / 44.85694°N 95.90528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lac qui Parle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 195 |
| • Density | 5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-64408[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665774[2] |
Ten Mile Lake Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.
Ten Mile Lake Township was organized in 1878, and named for a former lake which was named for its distance, ten miles (16 km) from a trading post.[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.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 291.