Krain Township, Minnesota | |
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Coordinates: 45°43′N 94°34′W / 45.717°N 94.567°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Stearns |
Area | |
• Total | 44.1 sq mi (114.2 km2) |
• Land | 43.4 sq mi (112.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 981 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 27-33722[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 0664645[2] |
Krain Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 981 at the 2010 census.[3] The township includes the city of St. Anthony.
Krain Township was organized in 1872, and named for the Austrian Krain region (now part of Slovenia), the native home of a share of the early settlers.[4] The township contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Anton Gogala Farmstead, established around 1875.[5]