Ceresco Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 255 as of the 2000 census.
History
thumb|Ceresco Township Plat Map from the Standard Atlas, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Ceresco Township was organized in 1858, and named after Ceresco, Wisconsin, the former hometown of an early settler.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.22%) is water.
Lake
- Porter Lake
Named for John Porter and his cousin Miles Porter who settled on the eastern and northern shore of this lake in 1857, the surface area of this lake is approximately and has a surface elevation of approximately above mean sea level.
Adjacent townships
- Lincoln Township (north)
- Garden City Township (northeast)
- Vernon Center Township (east)
- Shelby Township (southeast)
- Pleasant Mound Township (south)
- Antrim Township, Watonwan County (southwest)
- Fieldon Township, Watonwan County (west)
Cemeteries
The township includes the following cemeteries: North Saint Johns and Ohio.
Demographics
As of the census