Numedal Township, Pennington County, Minnesota
township in Pennington County, Minnesota
Numedal Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 91 at the 2000 census.
History
The township was named after Numedal, in Norway.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.8 square miles (72.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 91 people, 35 households, and 29 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.3 people per square mile (1.3/km2). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.70% White, 1.10% Native American and 2.20% Asian.
There were 35 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Numedal Township, Pennington County, Minnesota” is township in Pennington County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Numedal, Township and Pennington, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Pennington 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 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1910181. Authority coordinates are 48.143, -96.425. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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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