Fisher Township, Polk County, Minnesota

Fisher Township, Minnesota
Fisher Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Fisher Township, Minnesota
Fisher Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°48′18″N 96°47′58″W / 47.80500°N 96.79944°W / 47.80500; -96.79944
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPolk
Area
  Total
35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2)
  Land35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
219
  Density6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56723
Area code218
FIPS code27-21176
GNIS feature ID0664171

Fisher Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 219 at the 2000 census.

Fisher Township was organized in 1876. The township took its name from a riverboat landing named for William H. Fisher, a railroad official.