Dahlgren Township, Carver County, Minnesota

Dahlgren Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The township's economy is based on commercial agriculture around dairying, livestock and cash grain farming. The population was 854 as of the 2020 census.

History

Dahlgren Township was organized in 1864, and named for John A. Dahlgren, a United States Navy admiral.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.22%) is water.

The west edge of the city of Carver is located within the township geographically but is a separate entity.

Township 115 North, Range 24 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

Lakes

• Ave Lake
• E Union Lake
• Gaystock Lake
• Maria Lake (northeast quarter)
• Miller Lake

Adjacent townships

• Laketown Township (north)
• San Francisco Township (south)
• Hancock Township (southwest)
• Benton Township (west)
• Waconia Township (northwest)

Unincorporated communities

• Augusta
• Dahlgren
• East Union

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Augustana, German Reformed, Preiss, Saint Nickolas and Swedish Lutheran.

Major highway

• 20px U.S. Highway 212

Demographics

As of the census

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|+ 1996 Precinct Results

|+ 1992 Precinct Results

|+ 1988 Precinct Results

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|+ 1980 Precinct Results

|+ 1976 Precinct Results

|+ 1968 Precinct Results

|+ 1964 Precinct Results

|+ 1960 Precinct Results

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! Year

! Republican

! Democratic

! Third parties

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| style="text-align:center;" |2020

| style="text-align:center;" |66.1% 592

| style="text-align:center;" |32.0% 287

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% 17

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| style="text-align:center;" |2016

| style="text-align:center;" |65.2% 530

| style="text-align:center;" |27.9% 227

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% 56

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012

| style="text-align:center;" |61.4% 498

| style="text-align:center;" |34.9% 283

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% 30

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2008

| style="text-align:center;" |62.3% 508

| style="text-align:center;" |35.2% 287

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% 21

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2004

| style="text-align:center;" |65.7% 545

| style="text-align:center;" |33.4% 277

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% 7

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2000

| style="text-align:center;" |59.0% 419

| style="text-align:center;" |34.5% 245

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.5% 46

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1996

| style="text-align:center;" |40.3% 253

| style="text-align:center;" |42.8% 269

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.9% 106

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1992

| style="text-align:center;" |34.2% 224

| style="text-align:center;" |28.2% 185

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|37.6% 246

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1988

| style="text-align:center;" |59.2% 375

| style="text-align:center;" |40.8% 258

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1984

| style="text-align:center;" |60.4% 343

| style="text-align:center;" |39.6% 225

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1980

| style="text-align:center;" |56.5% 334

| style="text-align:center;" |34.4% 203

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.1% 54

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1976

| style="text-align:center;" |47.1% 234

| style="text-align:center;" |49.1% 244

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% 19

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| style="text-align:center;" |1968

| style="text-align:center;" |62.9% 247

| style="text-align:center;" |33.8% 133

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% 13

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| style="text-align:center;" |1964

| style="text-align:center;" |56.5% 212

| style="text-align:center;" |43.5% 163

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

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| style="text-align:center;" |1960

| style="text-align:center;" |63.6% 246

| style="text-align:center;" |36.4% 141

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

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References

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)