Vermilion Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Vermilion Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Vermilion Lake Township, Minnesota Vermilion Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′52″N 92°22′22″W / 47.78111°N 92.37278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.6 sq mi (94.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,388 ft (423 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 278 |
| • Density | 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-66784[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665858[2] |
Vermilion Lake Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 at the 2010 census.[3]
State Highways 1 (MN 1) and 169 (MN 169) are two of the main routes in the township.
The unincorporated community of Peyla is located within Vermilion Lake Township.
The town's name is a translation of the Ojibwe name for Lake Vermilion, Onamuni.[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.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Vermilion Lake township, St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota geographic names; their origin and historic significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 491 – via Archive.org.