Wilmont Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 228 at the 2000 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Map of Wilmont Township, 1914—note double L in spelling of Wilmont
thumb|left|1882 Map of Nobles County—again, note double L in spelling of Wilmont Township
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²), all land. The main geographic feature of Wilmont Township is the Buffalo Ridge, a drainage divide separating the Mississippi River and Missouri River systems.
Main highways include:
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 91
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 266 (Nobles County 25)
- 20px Nobles County Road 13
- 20px Nobles County Road 16
History
Organization of Willmont Township (note the double-L) was approved by the Nobles County Board on November 12, 1878. There was a general disagreement over the township name, one faction wishing to call it Willumet, and the other favoring Lamont. On November 22, 1878, a compromise was reached, and the township was formally named Willmont. When the town of Wilmont was established in 1899, one L was dropped to distinguish it from Willmont Township. Somewhere along the line, the township name was also changed to Wilmont (single-L). The reason for this change remains obscure.
Demographics
As of the census