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Aitkin Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin Township ( ) is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 918 as of the 2020 census. The 2021 population estimate is 934. History Aitkin Township, Aitken County, is named after William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company which had a trading post at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ripple rivers. It was incorporated June 18, 1873. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; of this, is land and , or 6.40%, is water. The city of Aitkin lies geographically within the township but is a separate entity. Within the township, the wreck of the 1884 steamboat ''Andy Gibson'' is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Major highways * U.S. Highway 169 * Minnesota State Highway 47 * Minnesota State Highway 210 Lakes * Bass Lake * Blue Lake (north quarter) * Cedar Lake (northeast half) * Dogfish Lake * Lily Lake * Pickerel Lake * Poor Farm Lake * Tarr La ...
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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 ...
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American Fur Company
The American Fur Company (AFC) was a prominent American company that sold furs, skins, and buffalo robes. It was founded in 1808 by John Jacob Astor, a German Americans, German immigrant to the United States. During its heyday in the early 19th century, the company dominated the American fur trade. The company went bankrupt in 1842 and was dissolved in 1847. During the 18th century, furs had become a major commodity in Europe, and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people in North America became a major supplier. Several British companies, most notably the North West Company (NWC) and the Hudson's Bay Company, competed against Astor and capitalized on the lucrative Fur trade, trade in furs. Astor used a variety of commercial strategies to become one of the first Cartel, trusts in American business and a major competitor to the British commercial dominance in North American fur trade. Expanding into many former British Trapping, fur-trapping regions and trade routes, th ...
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Deerwood Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Deerwood Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,244 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (15.22%) is water. The city of Deerwood is geographically within Deerwood Township but is a separate entity. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,244 people, 479 households, and 390 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 728 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.47% White, 0.32% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population. There were 479 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-familie ...
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Farm Island Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Farm Island Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,099 as of the 2010 census. Etymology Farm Island takes its name from a lake island of the same name, which was cultivated by the Ojibwe people. History During the period 1896–1912, the community was served by a post office named Dorris. The community is still referred to by some as Dorris. The historic Cedar Lake Lutheran Church and adjacent cemetery are both locally referred to by the name Dorris. Early immigrants in the area include the Roms (Carlsons), Dummers, Rudes (Ruds) and Petersons. In 2006 the Rom Poultry Farm ended their egg business. Much of the land was originally transferred to the railroad, and subsequently sold to settlers. The terrain reminded the surveyors of Switzerland, and so named the Switzerland Trail (now Township Road 96). The township's Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area was developed as a New Deal project from 1937 to 1938 and has been list ...
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Nordland Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Nordland Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 972 as of the 2010 census. History Nordland Township was named after Nordland, a county in Norway. One property within the township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1897 Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 15.02%, is water. Major highway * Minnesota State Highway 47 Lakes * Edquist Lake * Elm Island Lake * Linde Lake * Lingroth Lake * Little Ripple Lake * Lake Four * Lone Lake * Monson Lake * Nord Lake * Raspberry Lake * Ripple Lake (vast majority) * Section Twelve Lake * Section Twenty-Five Lake * Seth Lake (vast majority) * Sisabagamah Lake (south half) * Sissabagamah Lake * Sixteen Lake * Sjodin Lake * Soderman Lakes * Soderman Lakes (southeast three-quarters) * Sweetman Lake * Thirty-One Lake (west edge) * Turtle Lake (west three-quarters) * ...
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Spencer Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Spencer Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 518 as of the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.96%, is water. The east edge of the city of Aitkin extends into the township, but is a separate entity. Major highways * U.S. Highway 169 * Minnesota State Highway 47 * Minnesota State Highway 210 Lakes * Hanson Lake * Johnson Lake * Little Hanson Lake * Olson Lake * Sisabagamah Lake (north half) * Soderman Lakes (northeast quarter) Adjacent townships * Morrison Township (north) * Fleming Township (northeast) * Kimberly Township (east) * Glen Township (southeast) * Nordland Township (south) * Farm Island Township (southwest) * Aitkin Township (west) Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Church of the Blessed Virgin, Evergreen and Spencer. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 602 people, 222 hou ...
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Morrison Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Morrison Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 200 as of the 2010 census. History Morrison Township was named for Edward Morrison, an early settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.80%, is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 169 * Minnesota State Highway 210 Lakes * Krilwitz Lake Adjacent townships * Waukenabo Township (north) * Logan Township (northeast) * Fleming Township (east) * Spencer Township (south) * Aitkin Township (southwest) Cemeteries The township contains Riverside Cemetery. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 186 people, 70 households, and 52 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 79 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.31% White, 1.08% African American, 0.54% Native American, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic ...
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Minnesota State Highway 210
Minnesota State Highway 210 (MN 210) is a state highway in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 210 (ND 210) at the North Dakota state line (at Breckenridge), and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with MN 23 in Duluth near the Saint Louis River. The route runs across Minnesota from west-central to northeast; connecting Fergus Falls, Brainerd, and Duluth. At the western terminus of MN 210, upon crossing the Red River, the roadway becomes ND 210 and feeds into ND 13. MN 210 is in length. Route description MN 210 serves as an east–west route in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota between Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Staples, Baxter, Brainerd, Carlton, and Duluth. For part of its route (), MN 210 is concurrent with US Highway 10 (US 10) between Motley and Staples in central Minnesota. The highway crosses the Washington S ...
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Minnesota State Highway 47
Minnesota State Highway 47 (MN 47) is a highway in east–central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with ''Central Avenue'' ( State Highway 65) in Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Aitkin. For part of its route (8 miles), it runs together with U.S. Highway 10 in Coon Rapids and Anoka. The two routes are concurrent from ''Foley Boulevard'' in Coon Rapids to ''Ferry Street'' (US 169) in Anoka. Highway 47 also runs together with State Highway 18 for 9 miles in Mille Lacs and Aitkin counties around the northeast side of Mille Lacs Lake. Route description State Highway 47 serves as a north–south route between Minneapolis, Fridley, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, St. Francis, Ogilvie, Isle, and Aitkin in east–central Minnesota. State Highway 47 begins at the intersection of ''Central Avenue'' ( State Highway 65) and '' University Avenue'' in northeast Minneapolis. Highway 47 is sig ...
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US 169 (MN)
U.S. Highway 169 (US 169) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway in the state of Minnesota, connecting the Minnesota River valley with the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities and the Iron Range. Much of the route is built to Limited-access road, expressway or freeway standards. Route description US 169 enters Minnesota near Elmore, Minnesota, Elmore as a two-lane, undivided highway, continuing as such through the majority of Blue Earth, Minnesota, Blue Earth. Near the northern outskirts of the town, it expands to a four-lane, divided highway, subsequently crossing Interstate 90 in Minnesota, Interstate 90 (I-90). Soon after, it reverts to its original two-lane size. Roughly southwest of Mankato, Minnesota, Mankato, US 169 and Minnesota State Highway 60, State Highway 60 (MN 60) merge to a single expressway through Mankato. In North Mankato, Minnesota, North Mankato, MN 60 moves from a Concurrency (road), concurrency with U ...
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