Harvey Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.
History
Harvey Township was organized in 1867, and named for James M. Harvey, a pioneer settler who came to the area in 1860. James Harvey moved to Forest City, during the Sioux Uprising, and he fought the Indians at the stockade. James ended up being the Clerk of the District Court. Harvey was first settled by John and Thomas Dougherty in the summer of 1856. They broke 25 acres of land that summer. A man named McCue came about two weeks before the Doughertys, but he soon left. The township was originally a part of Forest City, but it was organized separately in 1867. There were no marriages or deaths in Harvey until May of 1870, when Dennis Dougherty and Mary Finnegan got married. Edward Dolan, an 8 year old boy, died that year. Thomas Dougherty was the first Justice of Peace. Edward O. Britt, his wife Lucinda, and his mother Charity (nee Tibbits) were among the first settlers. They came from Maine. Charity was born in Litchfield, Maine on April 3, 1773.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.05%) is water.
Harvey Township is located in Township 120 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 31 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.
Demographics
As of the census