[3] Blumfield Township was founded in 1853 by Carl Post and George F. Veenfliet named after Robert Blum.

[4] Most of these immigrants were people who had favored the 1848 reforms and left in the wake of their suppression.

[5]} According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,014 people, 726 households, and 598 families residing in the township.

14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.