| Official Name: | Kiester Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| 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: | Faribault |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.8 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.8 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 320 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.4 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.9 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 384 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1260 |
| Coordinates: | 43.5469°N -93.7181°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56051 |
| Area Code: | 507 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-33074[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664627[2] |
Kiester Township [3] is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.
Kiester Township was organized in 1872, and named for Jacob Kiester, a local historian who afterward served as state legislator.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8sqmi, all land.
Minnesota State Highway 22 serves as a main route in the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 320 people, 120 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 131 housing units at an average density of 3.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.12% White, 0.31% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 120 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $39,205. Males had a median income of $25,208 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,258. About 5.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
On June 7, 2016, a Preparation H television commercial debuted that was filmed in Kiester.[5]