Wheeling Township is a rural township in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 541 at the 2000 census.
The first permanent settlement at Wheeling Township was made circa 1855.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (89.7 km), all land.
The southern half of the township is flat, and land use is agricultural. The northern half is made up of rolling hills, and land use is predominantly rural and residential.
Prairie Creek is the most prominent drainage system. The entire township is part of the Cannon River watershed.
Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is located in Wheeling Township.
Demographics
As of the census