Beatty Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Beatty Township bears the name of a family of pioneer settlers. The population was 372 at the 2010 census.
Saint Louis County Road 24 (Vermilion Drive) serves as a main route in the township.
The unincorporated community of Wakemup is located within Beatty Township. Cook is nearby.
Beatty Township is located along part of Lake Vermilion.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 18.41%, is water.
Black Bay and Wakemup Bay of Lake Vermilion are located within Beatty Township.
The Elbow River flows through the northern part of the township near Elbow Lake.
Hoodoo Creek, Black Creek, and North Creek all flow through the central portion of the township. Flint Creek flows through the southern portion of Beatty Township. A majority of the township is located within the Kabetogama State Forest.
Adjacent townships and communities
The following are adjacent to Beatty Township:
- Owens Township (south)
- Field Township (southwest and west)
- Gheen Unorganized Territory (west)
- The unincorporated community of Gheen (west)
- The unincorporated community of Gheen Corner (west)
- Leiding Township (west and northwest)
- Portage Township (north and northeast)
- The unincorporated community of Buyck (northeast)
- The unincorporated community of Vermilion Dam (east)
- Northeast Saint Louis Unorganized Territory (east)
The city of Cook is nearby to the south, but does not border the township.
The city of Orr is nearby to the northwest, but does not border the township.
Unincorporated communities
- Wakemup
Demographics
As of the census