Elmira Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Elmira Township is a township
in Olmsted County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 352 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.0 mi² (90.6 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 352 people, 119 households, and 98 families residing in the township. The population density
was 10.1/mi² (3.9/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 3.5/mi² (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 119 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples
living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,156, and the median income for a family was $69,375. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $23,243. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.8% of those over 64.
Civil township
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in Olmsted County
Olmsted County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 124,277 people, 47,807 households, and 32,317 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 49,422 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 352 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 35.0 mi² (90.6 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 352 people, 119 households, and 98 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 10.1/mi² (3.9/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 3.5/mi² (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 119 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,156, and the median income for a family was $69,375. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $23,243. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.8% of those over 64.