Whitefield Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States
Whitefield Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 571 at the 2000 census.
History
Whitefield Township was organized in 1870, and named for Edwin Whitefield, an artist who visited the area with explorers in the 1850s.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 35.3 square miles (91.4 km2) is land and 0.9 square mile (2.4 km2) (2.59%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 571 people, 194 households, and 156 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.2 people per square mile (6.2/km2). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.25% White, 0.18% African American, 0.35% Asian, 0.53% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 194 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Whitefield Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota” as township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. 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 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. 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 Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q605733. Authority coordinates are 45.028, -95.071. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000 and 1870.
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.
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