"This was the first steamer that had ascended the Minnesota river any distance above the mouth of the Blue Earth.

The ghost town of West Newton is located within section 30 of the township.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 517 people, 180 households, and 145 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.81% White and 0.19% African American.

17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.