Honner Township, Redwood County, Minnesota
township in Redwood County, Minnesota
Honner Township was previously one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census.
History
Honner Township was organized in 1880, and named in honor of John St. George Honner, a state legislator. As of August 1, 2022, Honner Township was officially dissolved with all lands therein becoming part of neighboring Paxton Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.93%) is water.
Most of what was Honner Township is now occupied by the city of Redwood Falls, the county seat of Redwood County.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 86 people, 29 households, and 24 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per square mile (8.2/km2). There were 30 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.9/km2).
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Honner Township, Redwood County, Minnesota” is township in Redwood County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Honner, Township and Redwood, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Redwood 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 Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1904800. Authority coordinates are 44.559, -95.088. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000, 1880 and 2022.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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.
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Questions for further research
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