 Veldt Township was organized in 1902.Veldt is a name derived from Afrikaans, meaning "prairie".According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km²), of which 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.25%) is water.