Ponto Lake Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 530 as of the 2000 census. The etymology of the name Ponto is obscure.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94.2 km), of which 29.6 square miles (76.7 km) is land and 6.8 square miles (17.5 km) (18.58%) is water.
Unincorporated communities
- Pontoria
Major highways
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 84
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 87
Lakes
- Bass Lake
- Black Portage Lake
- Blind Lake (southeast half)
- Corset Lake
- Deadman Lake
- Deep Portage Lake
- E Twin Lake
- Elbow Lake
- Hand Lake
- Harriet Lake
- Hay Lake (west three-quarters)
- Island Lake (south half)
- Jail Lake
- Little Deep Lake
- Lizzie Lake
- Lake Ada
- Lake Hattie (vast majority)
- Long Lake #2
- Mud Lake (east quarter)
- Mud Portage Lake
- Ponto Lake
- Rice Portage Lake (east half)
- Round Lake
- Rush Lake
- Sand Lake #1
- Sand Lake #2
- Smiley Lake
- Stony Lake
- Sylvan Lake
- Tamarack Lake
- W Twin Lake
Adjacent townships
- Woodrow Township (north)
- Wabedo Township (northeast)
- Blind Lake Township (east)
- Timothy Township, Crow Wing County (southeast)
- Barclay Township (south)
- Gail Lake Township, Crow Wing County (south)
- Pine River Township (southwest)
- Powers Township (west)
- Birch Lake Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Ponto Lake Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the census