Sibley Township, Sibley County, Minnesota
township in Sibley County, Minnesota
Sibley Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census.
Sibley Township was organized in 1864.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.3 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92.2 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.14%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 353 people, 115 households, and 90 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.9 people per square mile (3.8/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.43% White, 0.28% African American and 0.28% Asian.
There were 115 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 1.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Sibley Township, Sibley County, Minnesota” as township in Sibley 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 Sibley County, Minnesota. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1914350. Authority coordinates are 44.498, -94.191. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000 and 1864.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. 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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Questions for further research
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