History · Fair Haven

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Fair Haven Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,507 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Fairhaven is located within Fair Haven Township. Fair Haven Township was organized in 1859, and was descriptively named by first settlers.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,507 people in 2010, 1,517 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1990.

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

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