Powers Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 918 at the 2000 census. Powers Township was named for Gorham Powers, a Minnesota politician who owned land there.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km), of which 28.7 square miles (74.3 km) is land and 6.7 square miles (17.2 km) (18.83%) is water.
The city of Backus is located entirely within Powers Township geographically but is a separate entity.
Major highways
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 87
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 371
Lakes
- Bass Lake
- Beuber Lake
- Big Portage Lake
- Blind Lake (southwest half)
- Bowen Lake (vast majority)
- Brookway Lake
- Crooked Lake
- Fawn Lake
- Four Point Lake
- Horseshoe Lake
- Island Lake
- Johnson Lake
- Lindsey Lake
- Little Boy Lake (southwest half)
- Loon Lake
- Mud Lake (west three-quarters)
- Ox Yoke Lake
- Pickerel Lake
- Pine Mountain Lake (east half)
- Rainy Lake
- Rice Portage Lake (west half)
- Round Lake (southwest half)
- Sanborn Lake
- Swede Lake
- Tamarack Lake
- Twin Lakes
- Willard Lake
Adjacent townships
- Birch Lake Township (north)
- Woodrow Township (northeast)
- Ponto Lake Township (east)
- Barclay Township (southeast)
- Pine River Township (south)
- Bull Moose Township (southwest)
- Deerfield Township (west)
- Hiram Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Evergreen Cemetery.
Demographics
At the 2000 census,