Wakefield Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The township includes the cities of Cold Spring and Richmond. The population was 2,756 at the 2010 census.
History
Wakefield Township was originally called Springfield Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1858. The present name, adopted in 1870, is in honor of Samuel Wakefield, a county official.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 7.62%, is water.
Wakefield Township is located in Township 123 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 30 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.
Demographics
As of the census