Luxemburg Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
township in Stearns County, Minnesota
Luxemburg Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is named for Luxembourg, whence many of its earliest settlers came. The population was 637 at the 2010 census.
Luxemburg Township was organized in 1866, and named after Luxembourg (German: Luxemburg).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has an area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92.2 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2) (0.63%) is water.
Luxemburg Township is in Township 122 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 30 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 689 people, 213 households, and 172 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.5/km2 (19.4/sq mi). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the township was 98.55% White, 0.15% African American, 0.29% Native American, and 1.02% from two or more races.
The public source identifies “Luxemburg Township, Stearns County, Minnesota” as township in Stearns County, Minnesota. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Luxemburg, Township and Stearns.
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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 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2223387. Authority coordinates are 45.378, -94.448. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1866 and 2000.
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