Wergeland Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census.

History

Wergeland Township was originally called Union Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1879. Less than one month later, the name Wergeland was adopted, after Henrik Wergeland, a Norwegian writer, playwright, historian and linguist.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.8 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the census