| Official Name: | Emmet 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: | Renville |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 90.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.8 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 259 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.9 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.5 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 324 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1063 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7672°N -95.1758°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-19322[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664097[2] |
Emmet Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census.
Emmet Township was organized in 1870, and named for Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 259 people, 94 households, and 75 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 109 housing units at an average density of 3.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.82% White, 0.39% Native American, 5.79% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.79% of the population.
There were 94 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $19,722 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,276. About 11.4% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.7% of those 65 or over.