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Humboldt Township is a township in Minnehaha County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Humboldt, South Dakota, is the town in Humboldt township.

History

Humboldt Township was named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German scientist and writer.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Humboldt Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 179.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Sioux Falls
Cities	Baltic Brandon Colton Crooks Dell Rapids Garretson Hartford Sioux Falls‡ Valley Springs
Towns	Humboldt Sherman
CDPs	Anderson Lyons Meadow View Addition Pine Lakes Addition Renner Corner Rowena
Former cities	East Sioux Falls South Sioux Falls
Other communities	Benclare Booge Corson Ellis Morefield Renner
Townships	Benton Brandon Buffalo Burk Clear Lake Dell Rapids Edison Grand Meadow Hartford Highland Humboldt Logan Lyons Mapleton Palisade Red Rock Split Rock Sverdrup Taopi Valley Springs Wall Lake Wayne Wellington
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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