Wilkinson Township, Minnesota | |
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  Wilkinson Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Wilkinson Township, Minnesota Wilkinson Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′5″N 94°37′14″W / 47.28472°N 94.62056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 30.7 sq mi (79.6 km2) |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (13.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 270 |
| • Density | 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56633 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-70348[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665995[2] |
Wilkinson Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 270 as of the 2000 census.[3]
Wilkinson Township is named after Major Melville Wilkinson of the 3rd Regiment United States Infantry, who was killed during the Battle of Sugar Point.[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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 94.