Waconia Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,068 as of the 2020 census.

History

Waconia Township was organized in 1858, and named after Lake Waconia.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.5 square miles (84.2 km), of which 27.1 square miles (70.2 km) is land and 5.4 square miles (14.0 km) (16.58%) is water.

The southeast quarter of the city of Mayer and the entire city of Waconia are located within the township geographically but are separate entities.

Township 116 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

Lakes

  • Burandt Lake (west three-quarters)
  • Donders Lake
  • Goose Lake (south three-quarters)
  • Hydes Lake
  • Lake Patterson
  • Lake Waconia (west three-quarters)
  • Rice Lake (northeast edge)
  • Rutz Lake
  • Swan Lake

Adjacent townships

  • Watertown Township (north)
  • Laketown Township (east)
  • Dahlgren Township (southeast)
  • Benton Township (south)
  • Young America Township (southwest)
  • Camden Township (west)

Unincorporated community

  • Maple

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Rutz Lake, Saint Josephs and Waconia Public.

Major highways

  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 5
  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 25

Demographics

As of the census

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! Year

! Republican

! Democratic

! Third parties

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| style="text-align:center;" |2020

| style="text-align:center;" |69.7% 556

| style="text-align:center;" |29.2% 233

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% 9

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| style="text-align:center;" |2016

| style="text-align:center;" |66.3% 490

| style="text-align:center;" |26.0% 192

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% 57

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| style="text-align:center;" |2012

| style="text-align:center;" |65.8% 518

| style="text-align:center;" |33.2% 261

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% 8

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| style="text-align:center;" |2008

| style="text-align:center;" |63.7% 475

| style="text-align:center;" |34.3% 256

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% 15

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| style="text-align:center;" |2004

| style="text-align:center;" |66.5% 521

| style="text-align:center;" |32.3% 253

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% 9

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| style="text-align:center;" |2000

| style="text-align:center;" |61.0% 421

| style="text-align:center;" |31.2% 215

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% 54

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| style="text-align:center;" |1996

| style="text-align:center;" |46.1% 274

| style="text-align:center;" |35.6% 212

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.3% 109

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| style="text-align:center;" |1992

| style="text-align:center;" |43.5% 300

| style="text-align:center;" |25.0% 172

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.5% 217

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| style="text-align:center;" |1988

| style="text-align:center;" |66.8% 426

| style="text-align:center;" |33.2% 212

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

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| style="text-align:center;" |1984

| style="text-align:center;" |67.3% 397

| style="text-align:center;" |32.7% 193

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

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| style="text-align:center;" |1980

| style="text-align:center;" |60.3% 372

| style="text-align:center;" |31.9% 197

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% 48

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| style="text-align:center;" |1976

| style="text-align:center;" |54.2% 330

| style="text-align:center;" |43.2% 263

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% 16

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| style="text-align:center;" |1968

| style="text-align:center;" |58.7% 304

| style="text-align:center;" |35.5% 184

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% 30

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| style="text-align:center;" |1964

| style="text-align:center;" |52.5% 241

| style="text-align:center;" |47.5% 218

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0

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| style="text-align:center;" |1960

| style="text-align:center;" |54.9% 240

| style="text-align:center;" |44.9% 196

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% 1

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References

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