Mandt Township is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census. Mandt Township was organized in 1876, and named for Engelbreth T. Mandt, a pioneer settler and at whose house the first meeting of the township was held. The original petition requested that the new township be named Moland o…Mandt Township is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census. Mandt Township was organized in 1876, and named for Engelbreth T. Mandt, a pioneer settler and at whose house the first meeting of the township was held. The original petition requested that the new township be named Moland or Mandt.