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
 • Density3.8/sq mi (1.5/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".