| Official Name: | Folden 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 Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Otter Tail |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 89.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.8 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.5 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 265 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.0 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.7 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 436 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1430 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2372°N -95.4733°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-21518[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664185[2] |
Folden Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The population was 265 at the time of the 2000 census.
Folden Township was organized in 1881, and named after Folden, in Norway.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6sqmi, of which 34.5sqmi is land and 1.1sqmi (3.06%) is water. The highest elevation in Otter Tail County is found in Folden Township, Section 32, northeast of Urbank. Pekan Peak (unofficial name) discovered by John Sandy in February 2022, at coordinates 46°11′54.744″ N 95°30′4.248″ W (DMS), Latitude 46.19854 Longitude -95.50118 (DD), has an elevation of 1800.05abbr=offNaNabbr=off, measured by LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 112 households, and 81 families living in the township. The population density was 7.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 151 housing units at an average density of 4.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.87% White, 0.75% Asian, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.
There were 112 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $26,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,252. About 4.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.8% of those 65 or over.