Christiania Township, Jackson County, Minnesota Christiania Township, Jackson County, Minnesota Christiania Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 331 at the 2000 census. Christiania Township was organized in 1871. Christiana is an old name for Oslo, Norway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.18%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 331 people, 128 households, and 98 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of
Freetown Christiania against the Danish government. At the time there was a lack of affordable housing in Copenhagen. On 26 September 1971, Christiania was declared open by Jacob Ludvigsen, a well-known provo and journalist who published a magazine called "Hovedbladet" ('The main paper'), which was intended for and successfully distributed to mostly young people. In the paper, Ludvigsen wrote an article in which he and five others explored what he termed 'The Forbidden City of the Military'. The article widely announced the proclamation of the free town, and among other things he wrote the following under the headline "Civilians conquered the 'forbidden