Kiester Township ( ) is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.

Kiester Township was organized in 1872, and named for Jacob Kiester, a local historian who afterward served as state legislator.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.

Minnesota State Highway 22 serves as a main route in the township.

Demographics

As of the census

Notable people

  • Steve Heitzeg, composer (born 1959) — grew up on a farm near Keister.

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