Helen Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 833 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in southeastern McLeod County, bordered to the south by Sibley County and to the east by Carver County. It is bordered on its west side by the city of Glencoe, the county seat. The city of Plato is surrounded by the eastern part of the township but is a separate municipality. U.S. Route 212 crosses the center of the township, leading west into Glencoe and east to Norwood Young America.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Helen Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water.

As of the census