About — Kalmar Township

About Kalmar Township

Kalmar Township is located in Olmsted County, Minnesota and surrounds the city of Byron. The population was 1,196 at the 2000 census.

The township was organized in May, 1858 and named after a seaport in southern Sweden, noted for a treaty signed there July 20, 1397 that united the kingdoms of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

Kalmar Township Town Hall

Maps:

School Districts in Kalmar Township
School District 531
Kalmar Township Zoning (from Olmsted County GIS website)
Rochester Orderly Annexation Map (provided by Olmsted County GIS Services)
Byron Urban Service Area
Byron Orderly Annexation Map (provided by the City of Byron, August 2020)
Roads maintained by Kalmar Township (source: Olmsted County 2020 Road Mileage Certification)
Vintage Township Map 1896 (source: University of Minnesota John R Borchert Map Library
Plat Map and Owners - Farmers map, and list, 1914 (Source)
Electrical Power Providers (Source)
Watercourses requiring 50 ft buffer (Source)

The pictures on the left are maps of Kalmart Township in 1896 (left) and 1914 (right).