Woodside Township, Minnesota | |
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  Woodside Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Woodside Township, Minnesota Woodside Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′7″N 96°7′12″W / 47.63528°N 96.12000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 30.8 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
| • Water | 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 514 |
| • Density | 16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-71662[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666048[2] |
Woodside 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 514 at the 2000 census.
Woodside Township was organized in 1882, and named for the woods along the shore of Maple 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. 428.