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Grand Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Grand Lake Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,779 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Twig is located within Grand Lake Township. U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main route in the township. Other routes include Industrial Road, Old Miller Trunk Highway, Munger Shaw Road, Bergstrom Road, Caribou Lake Road, and Canosia Road. Grand Lake Township is located within the unincorporated area of Saginaw. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 7.75%, is water. The Cloquet River flows through the northern portion of Grand Lake Township. The Ush-kab-wan River flows through the northeast part of the township near Taft. The Beaver River briefly enters the east–central part of the township. The White Pine River briefly enters the south–central part of the township. Sullivan Creek flows through the central portion of the township. Spring ... [...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 simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many 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 home rule. Survey townships Survey townships are genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
