Nebish Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 318 as of the 2000 census.

Nebish is derived from the Ojibwe-language word meaning "tea".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km), of which 34.3 square miles (88.8 km) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km) (4.46%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Nebish at

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Lakes

  • Anderson Lake
  • Bass Lake
  • Dark Lake
  • George Lake (northeast three-quarters)
  • Hagali Lake (west edge)
  • Jacks Lake
  • Little Rice Lake
  • Long Slough Lake (northwest half)
  • Markus Lake
  • Nebish Lake
  • Polly Wog Lake
  • Rice Lake
  • Silver Lake
  • Smyth Lake
  • White Fish Lake (west half)

Adjacent townships

  • Hagali Township (east)
  • O'Brien Township (east)
  • Durand Township (south)
  • Alaska Township (west)
  • Maple Ridge Township (west)

Demographics

As of the census