Wirt Township, Minnesota | |
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  Wirt Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Wirt Township, Minnesota Wirt Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′48″N 93°57′14″W / 47.74667°N 93.95389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Itasca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 106 |
| • Density | 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56688 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-71194[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666031[2] |
Wirt Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 106 at the 2010 census.[3]
Wirt Township was named for William Wirt, ninth United States Attorney General.[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.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Wirt township, Itasca County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 257.