Belgium Township, Polk County, Minnesota

Belgium Township, Minnesota
Belgium Township, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Belgium Township, Minnesota
Belgium Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°58′40″N 96°34′12″W / 47.97778°N 96.57000°W / 47.97778; -96.57000
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPolk
Area
 • Total36.5 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Land36.4 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total111
 • Density3.0/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-04726[1]
GNIS feature ID0663550[2]

Belgium Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Belgium Township was organized in 1880. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Belgium caused the name to be selected.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 422.

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