Stockholm Township, Wright County, Minnesota

Stockholm Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 805 at the 2000 census.Stockholm Township was organized in 1868, and named after Stockholm, Sweden, the capital of the native land of a large share of the early settlers.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.1 km²); 34.5 square miles (89.4 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (2.95%) is water.Stockholm Township is located in Township 118 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 28 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 805 people, 258 households, and 212 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.3 people per square mile (9.0/km²). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.52% White, 0.25% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population. 34.2% were of German, 16.6% Swedish, 13.8% Finnish and 11.3% Polish ancestry.