Maine Prairie

Maine Prairie Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2010 census.Maine Prairie Township was organized in 1858, and named after the state of Maine, the native home of a large share of its first settlers.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 168.8sqkm; 160.2sqkm is land and 8.6sqkm, or 5.09%, is water.Minnesota State Highway 15 serves as a main route in the township. The township includes the city of Kimball, as well as the unincorporated community of Marty, to the north just west of Pearl Lake.Maine Prairie Township is located in Townships 121 and 122 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 29 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,686 people, 581 households, and 474 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.9 people per square mile (11.6/km²). There were 673 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.