Pequaywan Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Pequaywan Township, Minnesota
Pequaywan Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Pequaywan Township, Minnesota
Pequaywan Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°10′47″N 91°53′4″W / 47.17972°N 91.88444°W / 47.17972; -91.88444
Country United States
State Minnesota
CountySaint Louis
Area
  Total
36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2)
  Land33.9 sq mi (87.9 km2)
  Water2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Elevation
1,572 ft (479 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
130
  Density3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55803
Area code218
FIPS code27-50389
GNIS feature ID0665280
Websitewww.pequaywantownship.org

Pequaywan Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census.

Pequaywan Lake Road (Saint Louis County Road 44) serves as a main route in the township.

In his book Minnesota Place Names, Warren Upham cites the word pequaywan as "an Ojibwe name of undetermined meaning".