Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota

Krain Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 981 at the 2010 census. The township includes the city of St. Anthony.

Krain Township, Minnesota
Township
Krain Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Krain Township, Minnesota
Krain Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°43′N 94°34′W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyStearns
Area
  Total44.1 sq mi (114.2 km2)
  Land43.4 sq mi (112.3 km2)
  Water0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation
1,266 ft (386 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total981
  Density22/sq mi (8.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-33722
GNIS feature ID0664645

Krain Township was organized in 1872, and named for the Austrian Krain region (now part of Slovenia), the native home of a share of the early settlers. The township contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Anton Gogala Farmstead, established around 1875.

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