Willow Lake Township, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
 Cities and townships of Redwood County | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′40″N 95°9′47″W / 44.32778°N 95.16306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Redwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,070 ft (326 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 247 |
| • Density | 6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-70474[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666001[2] |
Willow Lake Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census.
Willow Lake Township was organized in 1871, and named for a former lake near Wanda.[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. 453.