| Official Name: | Fort Ripley Township |
| 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: | Crow Wing |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 57.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.4 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 600 |
| Population Density Km2: | 10.5 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 27.1 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 357 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1171 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2083°N -94.3503°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56449 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-21950[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664201[2] |
Fort Ripley Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9sqmi, of which 22.2sqmi is land and 1.7sqmi (7.20%) is water.
The city of Fort Ripley is located within Fort Ripley Township geographically, but is a separate entity.
As of the census of 2000, there were 600 people, 240 households, and 177 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 374 housing units at an average density of 16.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.00% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.67% from two or more races.
There were 240 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,500, and the median income for a family was $42,125. Males had a median income of $31,719 versus $26,094 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,076. About 4.3% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.