Fahlun Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Fahlun Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.

Fahlun Township was organized in 1877, and named after Falun, in Sweden.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km²), of which 29.5 square miles (76 km²) of it is land and 6.5 square miles (17 km²) of it (18.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 412 people, 157 households, and 114 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.0 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 367 housing units at an average density of 12.4/sq mi (4.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.87% White, 0.24% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.97% Asian, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 157 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.97.