Nidaros Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Nidaros Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 356 at the 2020 census.
Nidaros Township was organized in 1871, and named for Nidaros, the former name of the city of Trondheim, Norway.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.3 km2), of which 30.9 square miles (80.0 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) (10.39%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 317 people, 133 households, and 96 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.3 people per square mile (4.0/km2). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 10.0/sq mi (3.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.05% White and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.
There were 133 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Nidaros Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota” as township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1909336. Authority coordinates are 46.259, -95.580. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1871 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
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