Breitung Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 605 at the 2010 census.
State Highway 1 (MN 1) and State Highway 169 (MN 169) serve as the main route in the township. The unincorporated community of Soudan is located within Breitung Township. Breitung Township is located along part of Lake Vermilion. The city of Tower is nearby.
History
The township is named after Edward Breitung, who was a miner from Michigan and a former U.S. Representative from that state; in the 1880s, he helped to develop the Soudan Mine in the township. Soudan Underground Mine State Park is located within Breitung Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 40.80%, is water.
Stuntz Bay, Armstrong Bay, Bass Bay, and Canfield Portage Bay of Lake Vermilion are located within Breitung Township.
Adjacent townships, cities, and communities
The following are adjacent to Breitung Township :
- The city of Tower (west)
- Greenwood Township (west)
- Fortune Bay (west)
- Eagles Nest Township (east)
- Bear Head Lake State Park (east-southeast)
- Bear Island State Forest (southeast)
- Kugler Township (south)
- Vermilion Lake Township (southwest)
- The unincorporated community of Peyla (southwest)
Census-designated place (CDP)
- Soudan – Unincorporated community
Demographics
As of the census