[3] Lyle Mehrkens (1937-2018), Minnesota state legislator and farmer, was born in Featherstone Township.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 785 people, 274 households, and 241 families residing in the township.

There were 282 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.1/km2).

9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.