Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Candor Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 621 at the 2020 census.
Candor Township was organized in 1880.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), of which 30.6 square miles (79 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) (11.45%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 534 people, 205 households, and 171 families living in the township. The population density was 17.5 inhabitants per square mile (6.8/km2). There were 404 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.38% White, 0.94% Native American, 0.37% Asian, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 205 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families.
The public source identifies “Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota” as township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Candor, Township and Otter.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota”, the useful work is to connect “township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1899421. Authority coordinates are 46.673, -95.860. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1880 and 2000.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota primary sources, Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota archive and Candor research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.