Winger Township, Minnesota | |
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  Winger Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Winger Township, Minnesota Winger Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′8″N 96°0′31″W / 47.55222°N 96.00861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,230 ft (375 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 177 |
| • Density | 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56592 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-70888[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666019[2] |
Winger Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.
The township was named after a place called Winger, in Norway.[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. 428.