Wing River Township, Minnesota | |
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 The Wing River for which the township is named, as pictured near Verndale | |
  Wing River Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Wing River Township, Minnesota Wing River Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′12″N 94°58′43″W / 46.50333°N 94.97861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wadena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,302 ft (397 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 430 |
| • Density | 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56481 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-70906[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666020[2] |
Wing River Township is a township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 430 at the 2000 census. It is named for the Wing River, which joins the Leaf River in the township.[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. 562.