Arendahl Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota
township in Fillmore County, Minnesota
Arendahl Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 333 at the 2000 census.
Arendahl Township was organized in 1860, and named after the town of Arendal, Norway.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.34%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 333 people, 118 households, and 94 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km2). There were 137 housing units at an average density of 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.70% White and 0.30% Native American.
There were 118 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The public source identifies “Arendahl Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota” as township in Fillmore County, Minnesota. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Arendahl, Township and Fillmore.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1895687. Authority coordinates are 43.809, -91.899. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000 and 1860.
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