Milford Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 793 as of the 2000 census.
History
Milford Township was organized in 1858. It was named from a sawmill at a ford.
On August 18, 1862, Milford was attacked by a Dakota warband heading for New Ulm, as part of the 1862 Dakota War. Fifty-three white residents of the township were killed. A monument in their honor was erected in 1929.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.6 square miles (102.5 km), of which 39.2 square miles (101.5 km) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) (0.96%) is water.
The west quarter of the city of New Ulm is within the township geographically but is a separate entity.
Unincorporated communities
- Essig at
- Essig Trailer Court at
Major highway
- 20px U.S. Highway 14
Lakes
- Horseshoe Lake
Adjacent townships
- West Newton Township, Nicollet County (north)
- Lafayette Township, Nicollet County (northeast)
- Cottonwood Township (southeast)
- Sigel Township (south)
- Stark Township (southwest)
- Home Township (west)
- Ridgely Township, Nicollet County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census