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Birch Township, Minnesota
Birch Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 116 as of the 2000 census. Birch Township was named for the canoe birch trees there from which Native Americans built canoes. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.53%) is water. Lakes * Anderson Lake * Baumgartner Lake * Chinaman Lake * Coleman Lake * Damon Lake * Dollar Lake * Ellis Lake * Gilstad Lake (southeast three-quarters) * Gimmer Lake * Holland Lake * Little Gilstad Lake * Mud Lake * Pimushe Lake (northeast edge) * Rabideau Lake * Webster Lake Adjacent townships * Summit Township (north) * Moose Park Township, Itasca County (northeast) * Third River Township, Itasca County (east) * Moose Lake Township (south) * Sugar Bush Township (southwest) * Taylor Township (west) Demographics As of the census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquirin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the United States General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres (93.200 km2). #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
