 Lynd Township was organized in 1873, and named for James W. Lynd, a state senator who was killed in the Dakota War of 1862.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²), of which 35.9 square miles (92.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 471 people, 155 households, and 135 families residing in the township.