Dewald Township, Nobles County, Minnesota

Dewald Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 291 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km²), all of it land. The Buffalo Ridge, the drainage divide between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers systems, extends through Dewald Township. The Little Rock Creek and the Kanaranzi Creek both flow through the township.

Main highways include:

Interstate 90

Nobles County Road 9

Nobles County Road 12

Nobles County Road 35

History

Dewald Township was organized in 1872, and named for Amos and Hiram Dewald, early settlers.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 291 people, 103 households, and 86 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.1 people per square mile (3.1/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 3.0/sq mi (1.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.97% White, 0.69% Asian, 0.34% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.

Eden (South African band)

Eden is a South African pop band. Originally made up of Jay, Paulo, Johan and Sean, the band debuted during the popular South African Aardklop Festival followed by a tour all over South Africa releasing their album In in 1997. After Sean Else left in 2006, the boy band continued as a trio. Since 2003, the band has released three more albums, Point of No Return (2003), Eden (2006) and Knieë Lam (2008), a live DVD Live at The Mardi Gras (2008) and a compilation album Dekade (2009). They are signed to Jukebox label.

The debut was with the limited edition album release titled In on the local label Volstruis Plate. The official national debut release was the album Point of No Return on Select Music / Jukebox Records / Coleske Artists / Sony Music / Sheer. It was a huge hit that went three times platinum in South Africa The self-titled album Eden on Jukebox Records went double platinum. Eden sings a variety of power pop and soft melody ballads, both in Afrikaans language and in English, the latter mostly comprising covers of well-known hits.