New Market Township, Scott County, Minnesota
township in Scott County, Minnesota
New Market Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,525 at the 2020 census.
History
New Market Township was originally called Jackson Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1858. A few months later, the name was changed to New Market.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.6 km2), of which 33.8 square miles (87.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.21%) is water. The Credit River flows northwardly through the township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,057 people, 956 households, and 834 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.5 inhabitants per square mile (34.9/km2). There were 976 housing units at an average density of 28.9 per square mile (11.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.23% White, 0.20% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “New Market Township, Scott County, Minnesota” is township in Scott County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Market, Township and Scott, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Scott 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 May 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1909889. Authority coordinates are 44.584, -93.328. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1858 and 2000.
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This entry incorporates text from “New Market Township, Scott 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.