White Bear Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  White Bear Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  White Bear Lake Township, Minnesota White Bear Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′53″N 95°34′14″W / 45.63139°N 95.57056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2) |
| • Land | 32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| • Density | 13.4/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-69952[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665982[2] |
White Bear Lake Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 440 at the 2000 census.
The township was named for White Bear, an Ojibwe chief, who is buried there near a lake shore.[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. 433.