Laketown Township is a township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,966 as of the 2020 census.

History

Laketown Township organized in 1858, and was named for its numerous small lakes.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (8.89%) is water.

The west edge of the city of Chaska and the west half of the city of Victoria are located within the township geographically but are separate entities.

Township 116 North, Range 24 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

Lakes

  • Lake Auburn (west quarter)
  • Lake Waconia (east quarter)
  • Lunstein Lake
  • Marsh Lake
  • Mud Lake
  • Parley Lake
  • Piersons Lake
  • Reitz Lake
  • Turbid Lake
  • Wasserman Lake (west three-quarters)
  • Lake Bavaria (southern half)

Adjacent townships

  • Dahlgren Township (south)
  • Benton Township (southwest)
  • Waconia Township (west)
  • Watertown Township (northwest)

Unincorporated community

  • Coney Island

Major highway

  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 5

Cemeteries

The township contains Scandia Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the census

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Education

Much of the township is in the Waconia Public School District<!--UNI 41460--> while a portion is in the Eastern Carver County Public Schools school district<!--UNI 08190-->.

Crown College is in the township.

References

  • United States National Atlas
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

Notes

  • Township Website