Swede Grove Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census.
History
Swede Grove Township was first settled in 1857 by N. E. Hanson, Nels Elofson, Hans Peterson, Peter E. Lund, Nels Weylander, Andrew Peterson, and John Rosencranz. There were a few others with their families. The township was named by N. E. Hanson and Nels Elofson because it was settled by Swedes and there was a nice grove of trees nearby. Nels, by the way, was the second white man in Meeker County. The township, originally a part of Acton Township, was organized on March 15, 1868. Nels Elofson was appointed postmaster in 1859. Notable locations in Swede Grove Township are Cojo Dairy, Grove Creek Raceway, Trinity Lutheran Church, Fellowship Church, and the First Lutheran Cemetery. An interesting historical note is that Peterson Lake was so well surrounded by thick timber, that this 80-acre lake was missing from many government-issued plat maps because surveyors could not see the lake through the trees.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92.1 km), of which 34.7 square miles (89.8 km) is land and 0.9 square mile (2.3 km) (2.47%) is water.
Swede Grove Township is located in Township 120 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 32 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.
Demographics
As of the census