| Official Name: | Pender Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thurston |
| Area Total Km2: | 78.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 78.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1242 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 419 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1375 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1331°N -96.6861°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 68047[2] |
| Area Code: | 402 and 531 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0838184 |
Pender Township is one of eleven townships in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2020 census.[1]
The village of Pender lies within the southwestern part of township. Nebraska Highway 9 and Nebraska Highway 16 both pass through the township, and Nebraska Highway 94 has its western terminus in the village of Pender. Logan Creek (also known as Logan Creek Dredge) also runs through the township.