Badger Township, Minnesota
| Badger Township, Minnesota | |
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 Badger Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 47°42′22″N 96°1′12″W / 47.70611°N 96.02000°WCoordinates: 47°42′22″N 96°1′12″W / 47.70611°N 96.02000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 166 |
| • Density | 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| FIPS code | 27-03142 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663490 |
Badger Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Under the United States Public Land Survey System it is a survey township identified as Township 149 North, Range 42 West, Fifth Principal Meridian. The population was 166 at the 2000 census.
Badger Township is located at the eastern edge of the Red River Valley. The township is located entirely within the drainage of the Clearwater River and its tributaries, which in turn flow into the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, and on to Hudson Bay. Most of the township is part of the glacial moraine that formed the southeast shore of prehistoric Lake Agassiz. According to the United States Census Bureau, Badger Township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (1.33%) is water. It is located near geocoordinates 47.73N, 96.03W.
Badger Township is an area undergoing rural depopulation The highest population shown by United States Census data was 448 in 1900. The population then dipped to 391 in 1910, rose back to 447 in 1920, and fell back to 350 in 1930. The population has been in decline ever since.
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