Paxton Township, Redwood County, Minnesota

Paxton Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.

Paxton Township was organized in 1879, and named for James Wilson Paxton, a local landowner.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.0 square miles (95.8 km), of which 37.0 square miles (95.7 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.05%) is water.

Part of the city of Redwood Falls, the county seat of Redwood County, is located in Paxton Township, as is a portion of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation.

Demographics

As of the census