Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Project development

Functional groups

Minnesota Townships

Function

There are 1,781 townships in the 87 counties of Minnesota. A township, which is run by an elected town board, can offer many different services including park and recreational services, volunteer fire department services and cemetery maintenance. Even though townships do not have specific legal authority over our project development process, it is in the townships’ and the state’s best interest to coordinate efforts cooperatively.