Wood Lake Township, Minnesota | |
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  Wood Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Wood Lake Township, Minnesota Wood Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′16″N 95°33′22″W / 44.67111°N 95.55611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Yellow Medicine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.3 sq mi (88.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 220 |
| • Density | 6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56297 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-71464[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666041[2] |
Wood Lake Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.
Wood Lake Township was organized in 1873, and named after Wood Lake.[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. 597.