Sunrise Township is a township in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,107 at the 2020 census, up from 1,994 in 2010.
Geography
Sunrise Township is located in east-central Chisago County, with its northeast border following the St. Croix River, which is also the state line between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The township is bordered to the west by the cities of Harris and North Branch, to the north by Rushseba Township, to the south by Chisago Lake Township, and to the east of its southern half by Amador Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.43%, is water. later establishing a store (1869) and a hotel. By 1855, Brown had also established a store, hotel and sawmill. Brown platted the original town site of Sunrise City, comprising approximately , on June 6, 1856. George S. Frost established a post office the same year. Brown and others platted additional lands in the following years.
In 1857, a large colony of settlers from western New York state came to Sunrise and began establishing farms, homes, and businesses. They included the Collins, Deming, Gwynne, Smith, Starkweather, Wilcox, Wilkes, and Wolleat families. On October 26, 1858, Sunrise was organized as a township. The unincorporated community of Sunrise is still located on the plat of Sunrise City. However, it was never incorporated into a city but remains under township jurisdiction.
Demographics
As of the census