Grand Meadow Township is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. The city of Grand Meadow, lies on the eastern boundary of Grand Meadow. All other areas of the township are unincorporated areas. The township was named for the typical landscapes within its borders.
History
The earliest archaeological evidence of Native Americans in the township is from 8,000 years ago, continuing until the earliest modern settlers in the 19th century. Starting about 1000 years ago, ancestors to today's Dakota people began digging over 1000 pits near Grand Meadow in section 13 to obtain a special stone known as chert. Today, a small portion of the Grand Meadow Chert Quarry/Wanhi Yukan Archaeological Site is open to the public, with a trail and interpretive signs.
Erland Olson built a log house in section 12 in 1854 and the township was officially organized in 1862 in a meeting at the B.F. Lanhworthy home. At that meeting, the people of the township elected a chairman, a clerk, a treasurer, two justices of the peace and two constables.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census