The Minnesota Association of Townships is a voluntary membership organization representing 1,785 of Minnesota's 1,786 organized townships and nearly 9,000 elected township officers. Over 901,000 people reside in Minnesota townships and many others recreate and own property in townships.

It is not uncommon for townships to organize or dissolve over time causing the number of townships to change.  Townships

Cormorant Township Town Hall and Community Center, Becker County

can organize from unorganized land (mostly in the Northern part of the state) while merging, annexation and incorporation into a city cause townships to dissolve.  1,802 is the most townships the state has ever had.  The newest township is Long Lost Lake Township in Clearwater County - organized on 11/8/05.  The last townships to dissolve were Columbus Township in Anoka County and New Scandia Township in Washington County.  Both dissolved in 2006.

As the association for townships, we provide education, training and technical services to township officers and represent townships before the state legislature and state agencies.

MAT is the founder of Minnesota Center for Small Communities (MCSC).  MAT also provides insurance to the townships through the MAT Insurance Agency. 

The Information Library has been formed to provide certain pertinent information to township officers, please click on the link to access the documents and materials available.  The Library will be updated periodically with additional materials.

Township Section Guide  Describes how a township is broken up on a map.