Gentilly Township, Polk County, Minnesota

Gentilly Township, Minnesota
Gentilly Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Gentilly Township, Minnesota
Gentilly Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°47′48″N 96°24′21″W / 47.79667°N 96.40583°W / 47.79667; -96.40583
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPolk
Area
  Total
32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2)
  Land32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
319
  Density10.0/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56716
Area code218
FIPS code27-23480
GNIS feature ID0664258

Gentilly 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 319 at the 2000 census. Founded by French-Canadians, Gentilly Township was organized in 1879, and named after Gentilly, Quebec.