Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota
township in Lincoln County, Minnesota
Hope Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 292 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 292 people, 109 households, and 82 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.4 inhabitants per square mile (3.2/km2). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 3.4 per square mile (1.3/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.97% White, 0.34% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races.
There were 109 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 0.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.12.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota” is township in Lincoln County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Hope, Township and Lincoln, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Lincoln 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.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1905181. Authority coordinates are 44.233, -96.144. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. 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 “Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota primary sources, Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota archive and Hope 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 “Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Hope Township, Lincoln 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.