Staples Township, Todd County, Minnesota
Staples Township, Minnesota | |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′40″N 94°49′44″W / 46.32778°N 94.82889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2) |
| • Land | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 597 |
| • Density | 19.0/sq mi (7.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56479 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-62464 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665697 |
Staples Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 622 at the 2000 census and in the 2020 census it was 597.
Staples Township was organized in 1882, and named for Samuel and Isaac Staples, businessmen in the lumber industry. The Staples brothers arrived in Minnesota from Maine and came to Staples via Stillwater, MN. Staples is also a town in the township. Part of the town of Staples is in Todd County and part of it is in Wadena County.