| Official Name: | Carson Township, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cottonwood |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.6 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 283 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 425 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1394 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9803°N -95.0528°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-10108[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0663757[3] |
Carson Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.[4]
Carson Township was organized in 1871, and named for Kit Carson, an American frontiersman.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9sqmi, of which 35.3sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi, or 1.7%, is water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 116 households, and 93 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 125 housing units at an average density of 3.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.43% White, 2.25% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 116 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $17,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,597. About 5.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
Carson Township is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Jim Hagedorn, a Republican. At the state level, Carson Township is located in Senate District 22, represented by Republican Doug Magnus, and in House District 22B, represented by Republican Rod Hamilton.