Breitung Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
| Breitung Township, Minnesota | |
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| Township | |
 Breitung Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 47°49′32″N 92°14′16″W / 47.82556°N 92.23778°WCoordinates: 47°49′32″N 92°14′16″W / 47.82556°N 92.23778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.9 sq mi (100.6 km2) |
| • Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2) |
| • Water | 15.8 sq mi (41.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 605 |
| • Density | 16/sq mi (6.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 27-07534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663660 |
Breitung Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 605 at the 2010 census.
State Highway 1 (MN 1) and State Highway 169 (MN 169) serve as the main route in the township.
The unincorporated community of Soudan is located within Breitung Township.
Breitung Township is located along part of Lake Vermilion. The city of Tower is nearby.
The township is named after Edward Breitung, who was a miner from Michigan and a former U.S. Representative from that state; in the 1880s he helped to develop the Soudan Mine in the township.
Soudan Underground Mine State Park is located within Breitung Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.8 square miles (100 km2); 23.0 square miles (60 km2) is land and 15.9 square miles (41 km2), or 40.80%, is water.
Stuntz Bay, Armstrong Bay, Bass Bay, and Canfield Portage Bay of Lake Vermilion are located within Breitung Township.
The following are adjacent to Breitung Township :
As of the census of 2000, there were 662 people, 292 households, and 190 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.8 people per square mile (11.1/km²). There were 523 housing units at an average density of 22.7/sq mi (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.89% White, 0.45% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
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