Tumuli Township, Minnesota | |
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  Tumuli Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Tumuli Township, Minnesota Tumuli Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′25″N 95°56′34″W / 46.15694°N 95.94278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Land | 28.4 sq mi (73.5 km2) |
| • Water | 7.1 sq mi (18.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 434 |
| • Density | 15.3/sq mi (5.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-65686[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665815[2] |
Tumuli Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 434 at the 2000 census.
Tumuli Township was originally called Union Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1869. The present name, from the descriptive word tumulus, was adopted in 1870.[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. 399.