Eckvoll Township, Marshall County, Minnesota
township in Marshall County, Minnesota
Eckvoll Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census.
Eckvoll Township was organized in 1901. Eckvoll is a name derived from Norwegian, meaning "oak vale".
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 104 people, 31 households, and 27 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.9 inhabitants per square mile (1.1/km2). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.42/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.15% White, 0.96% Native American, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Eckvoll Township, Marshall County, Minnesota” as township in Marshall County, Minnesota. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Marshall County, Minnesota. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 Apr 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1899366. Authority coordinates are 48.320, -95.765. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000 and 1901.
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