Services

What is Township Government? 

Township government is a unit of government patterned after the English town meeting form of government developed to guarantee “grassroots” democratic participation. In Minnesota, townships are the rural units of government, closest to the people. Minnesota is first in the nation in the number of townships, having 1,803 organized townships. Townships are about thirty-six square miles in area, and, in Minnesota, include populations from a few to over ten thousand. Township governments presently serve approximately one-fourth of the population of Minnesota.

A township operates as a unit of government, having an elected governing body of three or five supervisors elected from the township at a term of three years. Because the terms are staggered, one is elected each year. The board of supervisors in the governing body of a township. Other elected officials are the town clerk and the town treasurer. All officials are elected by direct ballot of eligible voters.

– from the Minnesota Association of Townships

Township Maintenance Hours – Monday – Friday    7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Maintenance will be closed:
Monday, January 1, 2024 – for New Year’s Day
Monday, May 27, 2024 – Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – Juneteenth National Independence Day
Thursday July 4, 2024 – Independence Day
Monday, September 2, 2024 – Labor Day
Monday, November 11, 2024 – Veterans Day
Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2024 – Thanksgiving
Wednesday – December 25th, 2024 – Christmas
Wednesday, January 1, 2205 – New Year’s Day