Farm Island Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Farm Island Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,099 as of the 2010 census.

Etymology

Farm Island takes its name from a lake island of the same name, which was cultivated by the Ojibwe people.

History

During the period 1896–1912, the community was served by a post office named Dorris. The community is still referred to by some as Dorris. In 2006 the Rom Poultry Farm ended their egg business. Much of the land was originally transferred to the railroad, and subsequently sold to settlers. The terrain reminded the surveyors of Switzerland, and so named the Switzerland Trail (now Township Road 96).

The township's Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area was developed as a New Deal project from 1937 to 1938 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 20.54%, is water.