Back Municipio de Urness Spanish Эрнесс (тауншип, Миннесота) Russian Xã Urness, Quận Douglas, Minnesota Vietnamese 烏內斯鎮區 (明尼蘇達州道格拉斯縣) Chinese
Urness Township, Minnesota | |
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  Urness Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Urness Township, Minnesota Urness Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′8″N 95°41′11″W / 45.88556°N 95.68639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 31.9 sq mi (82.7 km2) |
| • Water | 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 266 |
| • Density | 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-66406[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665844[2] |
Urness Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 266 at the 2000 census.
Urness Township was organized in 1869, and is said to be named after a place in Norway.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 179.