Sverdrup Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Sverdrup Township, Minnesota
Sverdrup Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Sverdrup Township, Minnesota
Sverdrup Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°19′52″N 95°50′48″W / 46.33111°N 95.84667°W / 46.33111; -95.84667
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyOtter Tail
Area
  Total
35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2)
  Land28.4 sq mi (73.7 km2)
  Water7.2 sq mi (18.7 km2)
Elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
577
  Density20.3/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56586
Area code218
FIPS code27-63688
GNIS feature ID0665747

Sverdrup Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.

Sverdrup Township was organized in 1878, and named for Georg Sverdrup, president of Augsburg Seminary.