Westbrook Township, Minnesota | |
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  Westbrook Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Westbrook Township, Minnesota Westbrook Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′29″N 95°23′28″W / 44.05806°N 95.39111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cottonwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 216 |
| • Density | 6.1/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56183 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-69268[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665957[2] |
Westbrook Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 216 at the 2010 census.[3]
Westbrook Township was organized September 17, 1870 and named for the western branch of Highwater Creek. The village of the same name, was platted June 8, 1900.[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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Westbrook township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 151.