Chengwatana Township, Pine County, Minnesota

Chengwatana Township, Minnesota
Chengwatana Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Chengwatana Township, Minnesota
Chengwatana Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°52′5″N 92°51′49″W / 45.86806°N 92.86361°W / 45.86806; -92.86361
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
Area
  Total
47.3 sq mi (122.4 km2)
  Land45.8 sq mi (118.5 km2)
  Water1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
809
  Density17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55063
Area code320
FIPS code27-11098
GNIS feature ID0663789

Chengwatana Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2000 census. Chengwatana Township was organized in 1874. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe Zhingwaadena (White-pine Town), applied originally to an Ojibwe village located at the confluence of the Snake River with the St. Croix River. Neighbouring Pine City Township and the City of Pine City get their names from the English translation of Chengwatana.