| Official Name: | Ideal 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: | 90.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 50.8 |
| Area Water Km2: | 40.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 19.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 15.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 950 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.7 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 48.4 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 377 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1237 |
| Coordinates: | 46.67°N -94.2219°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56472 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-30734[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664540[2] |
Ideal Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 950 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Ideal Corners is located within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35sqmi, of which 19.6sqmi is land and 15.4sqmi (44.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 950 people, 435 households, and 317 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,416 housing units at an average density of 72.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.05% White, 0.32% African American, 0.42% Asian, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 435 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the township the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,607, and the median income for a family was $51,167. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $25,694 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,697. About 3.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.