Ah-gwah-ching | |
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Coordinates: 47°04′27″N94°33′46″W / 47.07417°N 94.56278°W Coordinates: 47°04′27″N94°33′46″W / 47.07417°N 94.56278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Cass |
Township | Shingobee Township |
Elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 56430 |
Area code | 218 |
GNIS feature ID | 659097 [1] |
Ah-gwah-ching is an unincorporated community in Shingobee Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States, near Walker.
It is located along State Highways 200 (MN 200) and 371 (MN 371), two miles south-southeast of Walker. Ah-gwah-ching has the ZIP code 56430. [2]
The name Ah-gwah-ching means "out-of-doors" in the Ojibwe language.
Cass County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Walker. The county was formed in 1851, and was organized in 1897.
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