About Candor Township
Townships are the original form of local government in Minnesota, established as part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 which created the State of Minnesota. Today, the term township generally refers to organized but unincorporated communities governed by a local board of supervisors and created to provide services to their residents. There are 1,781 townships across the State.
A town board of supervisors, elected to staggered three-year terms on an annual basis, make up the governing body for most townships. The annual elections are held on the second Tuesday of March each year in coordination with the township's annual meeting. The annual meeting is what really sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, the residents of the township have a direct opportunity to have a voice in how the township will be run. They do this by voting on a variety of matters on which the town board must receive elector approval, and most importantly, by directly voting on and approving the township's tax levy for the next year. This means that, with very limited exception, the town board can only spend that which has been authorized by the voters.
The board of supervisors are joined by a township clerk and a township treasurer. Most townships elect these positions, with the clerk being elected in the even years and the treasurer being elected in the odd years.
Source: Minnesota Association of Townships website
Township Board
Chairman
Bradley Syltie
30355 Wing Trl
Vergas, MN 56587
Phone: (218) 342-3351
Term: 2020 - 2023
Supervisor
Lowell Bradbury
28466 Candor Hall Rd
Vergas, MN 56587
Phone: (218) 849-6059
Term: 2019 - 2022
Supervisor
Bruce Moe
Term: 2021 - 2024
Treasurer
Ryan Hansen
Term: 2021 - 2023
Clerk
Susan Tieden Email
Phone: 218-535-5206
Term:
2010 Census Data
A) Population = 561
B) Median age = 52.7
C) Total housing units = 417
D) Median household income = $47,500
E) Geography = According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), of which 30.6 square miles (79 km2) of it is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of it (11.45%) is water.
History
CANDOR TOWNSHIP: There were two townships organized on January 8, 1880, by the county commissioners - Candor and Star Lake. Candor was one of the first townships organized in the northern tier township and came into existence as a result of the satisfactory petition of twenty-five legal voters residing in township 137, range 41. On the 26th of the same month the first election for county officers was held at the house of A. Bradberry.
The names of the legal voters of said township who contributed to its organization were as follows: H. P. Johnson, Samuel Burgner, Charles French, Herbert Kinkle, George B. Grass, John Morneval, T. A. Blem, C. Drake, John Wallace, Isaac M. Spike, Iver Reynolds, H. C. Cook, F. Klug, H. A. Bradburg, Carl Glanex, Robert Schram, William Furnold, F. A. Blossom, Fred Green, A. A. Drake, Daniel M. Still, Frank S. Biekle, Andrew Becke, William Glanex and M. B. Bradburg.
This township was the forty-fifth to be organized in the county and this may be accounted for by the fact that it was so far distant from the county seat. Located in the northern tier of townships it is nearly forty miles from Fergus Falls, while its nearest trading center for many years was Pelican Rapids, more than twelve miles distant. The building of the Soo line through the township in 1903 put it in touch with the outside world and has been the means of appreciably raising the value of land in the township.
Several lakes are to be found within the confines of the township, the chief ones being Leek, Hand, Loon, Hook, Otter, Cooks, Schrams, Ida and part of Sauer, the latter being mostly in Becker county. In addition to these there are a number of smaller bodies of water scattered over the township. The general elevation of the township is above a thousand feet and the many lakes do not prevent the farmers from having well drained and productive farms.
There have been two town sites, platted in the township, Vergas and Elmwood.
Source: The book "History of Otter Tail County" Volume I - 1916 by John W. Mason
Did you know ...
Across the road from the Town Hall is the Bradbury Homestead. Established in 1878, it is the oldest inhabitable building in the Township. The estate has been well cared for over the years, and although improvements have been made, the buildings are pretty close to original. A barn that once stood on the property was host to many a Saturday night dance.