Poplar River Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota
township in Red Lake County, Minnesota
Poplar River Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2000 census.
In reference to the 2020 population census, the population was at 117. As of 2022, according to City population, it was estimated to be at 115.
This township took its name from the Poplar River.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.5 km2), all land.
Demographics
Age
According to a 2021 census the Median age is 64.8. 5.8% was 0–9 years old. 13% was 10-19. 1.5% was 20-29.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Poplar River Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota” as township in Red Lake 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 Red Lake County, Minnesota. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1912604. Authority coordinates are 47.812, -96.020. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000, 2020, 2022 and 2021.
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This entry incorporates text from “Poplar River Township, Red Lake 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.