Breitung Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota  Breitung Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 605 at the 2010 census. State Highway 1 (MN 1) and State Highway 169 (MN 169) serve as the main route in the township. The unincorporated community of Soudan is located within Breitung Township. Breitung Township is located along part of Lake Vermilion. The city of Tower is nearby. The township is named after Edward Breitung, who was a miner from Michigan and a former U.S. Representative from that state; in the 1880s he helped to develop the Soudan Mine in the township. Soudan Underground Mine State Park is located within Breitung Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 40.80%, is water. Stuntz Bay, Armstrong Bay, Bass Bay, and Canfield Portage Bay of Lake Vermilion are located within Breitung Township. The following are adjacent to Breitung Township :    At the 2000 census there were 662 people in 292 households, including 190 families, in the township. The population density was 28.8 people per square mile (11.1/km²). There were 523 housing units at an average density of 22.7/sq mi (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.89% White, 0.45% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45%. Of the 292 households 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.1% of households were one person and 15.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.75. The age distribution was 20.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years.