A township in Minnesota is a form of government between the county and city level. Townships are approximately 36 square miles and may contain cities or towns.

“Townships are the original form of local government in Minnesota…

The township form of government…generally refers to organized but unincorporated communities governed by a local board of supervisors and created to provide services to their residents–building and maintaining roads, schools, and having a Justice of the Peace–providing a sense of community to residents.” (excerpt from https://mntownships.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Chapter-2.pdf retrieved Sep 23, 2021)