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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.

The small blue building is Kalmar Town Hall with a ramp leading to the door, an American flag hanging on the right side, and a sign above the door that reads 'Kalmar Town Hall'.

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).

Historical map of Kalmar Township, Township 107 North, Range 15 West, showing land plots, roads, and names of landowners, printed in black and white.

Historical map of Kalmar Township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, showing detailed land divisions, roads, and landmarks in a pink color with boundary lines, road names, and handwritten annotations.