Ansel Township ( ) is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 101. Ansel was the given name of a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ansel Township covers an area of 35.74 square miles (92.56 square kilometers); of this, 0.43 square miles (1.11 square kilometers) or 1.2 percent is water.

Adjacent townships

  • McKinley Township (north)
  • Bull Moose Township (northeast)
  • Bungo Township (east)
  • Poplar Township (south)
  • Lyons Township, Wadena County (southwest)
  • Orton Township, Wadena County (west)
  • Huntersville Township, Wadena County (northwest)

Major highway

  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 64

Lakes

  • Spider Lake (vast majority)

School districts

  • Pine River–Backus
  • Staples–Motley

Political districts

  • Minnesota's 8th congressional district
  • State House District 04b
  • State Senate District 04

Demographics

As of the census