Eagle Township, Carlton County, Minnesota
township in Carlton County, Minnesota
Eagle Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 531 as of the 2020 census. Eagle Township took its name from Eagle Lake.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km2), of which 34.6 square miles (90 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (3.11%) is water.
The south half of the city of Cromwell is located within the northern part of Eagle Township geographically but is a separate entity.
Major highways
Minnesota State Highway 73
Minnesota State Highway 210
Lakes
Eagle Lake
Island Lake (south three-quarters)
Merwin Lake
Adjacent townships
Kalevala Township (south)
Automba Township (southwest)
Lakeview Township (west)
Beseman Township (northwest)
Cemetery
The township contains Eagle Lake Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 565 people, 232 households, and 171 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.3 inhabitants per square mile (6.3/km2). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 11.1 per square mile (4.3/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.70% White, 0.88% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Eagle Township, Carlton County, Minnesota” is township in Carlton County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Eagle, Township and Carlton, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “township in Carlton County, Minnesota” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
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 Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1898678. Authority coordinates are 46.647, -92.883. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 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.
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