Goose Prairie Township, Clay County, Minnesota

Goose Prairie Township
Goose Prairie Township
Location within the state of Minnesota
Goose Prairie Township
Goose Prairie Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°1′1″N 96°15′27″W / 47.01694°N 96.25750°W / 47.01694; -96.25750
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Area
  Total
35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2)
  Land34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2)
  Water0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
199
  Density5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-24542
GNIS feature ID0664298

Goose Prairie Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2000 census.

Goose Prairie Township was named from the former abundance of wild geese on its lakes.