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Stokes Township is a township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 229 at the 2000 census. Stokes Township bears the name of George Stokes, an early settler.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 215 people in 2010, 219 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1983.

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

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