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Eidsvold Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. It was organized in 1873, and named for Ejdsvold (Eidsvoll), Akershus, Norway, whence many of its early settlers came. The population was 223 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 236 to 202 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1950.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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