Arna Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census. Arna Township was founded on March 11, 1910. Its name was proposed by a county auditor by the name of W.H. Hamlin. Early settlers to the area were attracted by land sales and the lumber industry. In 1912 the Soo Line Railroad passed …Arna Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census. Arna Township was founded on March 11, 1910. Its name was proposed by a county auditor by the name of W.H. Hamlin. Early settlers to the area were attracted by land sales and the lumber industry. In 1912 the Soo Line Railroad passed through Arna Township, and the community of Markville sprang up with the railroad. By 1920 the population of Arna had reached a peak of 350, but this number steadily decreased over the following decades. In 1981, the last train passed through Markville, and the railroad bed was subsequently dismantled and replaced by the Gandy Dancer Trail, which is currently used almost exclusively by All Terrain Vehicles and snowmobiles.
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