Lewis Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
Lewis Township is a township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 52 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 0.69%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 51 people, 25 households, and 14 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.4 inhabitants per square mile (0.54/km2). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile (0.54/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 25 households, out of which 16.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.64.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lewis Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota” is township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lewis, Township and Mille, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Mille Lacs 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 Apr 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1908803. Authority coordinates are 46.035, -93.485. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010 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 “Lewis Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Lewis Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota primary sources, Lewis Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota archive and Lewis 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 “Lewis Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Lewis Township, Mille Lacs 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.