Breckenridge Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota
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Breckenridge Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2000 census.
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Breckenridge Township, Minnesota | |
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Coordinates: 46°14′23″N 96°33′7″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Wilkin |
Area | |
• Total | 21.1 sq mi (54.6 km2) |
• Land | 21.0 sq mi (54.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 234 |
• Density | 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 56520 |
Area code | 218 |
FIPS code | 27-07480[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 0663658[2] |
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Breckenridge Township was organized in 1857, and named for John C. Breckinridge, a Senator from Kentucky, fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and later Confederate general and the last Confederate Secretary of War.[3]