Nevada Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Nevada Township is a township
in Mower County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 353 at the 2000 census. There are no recognized cities
or town
s and the township is entirely an unincorporated area
.
man, in the southwest quadrant of section 29, an area later called Six Mile Grove. This happened at some time before 1854, which is when he sold the land to Gunder Halverson and moved to Oregon
. Sometime between that time and 1858, ten men settled in that same section and it was the first permanent settlement in the township. These men erected a mill
in section 31 on Otter Creek, a tributary of the Cedar River. The mill was a little under a mile east of where Lyle
now stands. The township was organized in 1858 and its name is derived from the California
Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nevada Village was platted in section 2 and a mill was built on Otter Creek but there are no entries on the title record.
, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95.2 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 353 people, 124 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density
was 9.6 people per square mile (3.7/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.87% White, 0.28% Asian, 0.28% from other races
, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 124 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples
living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $17,515. About 1.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Mower County
Mower County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,603 people, 15,582 households, and 10,315 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 16,251 housing units at an average density of 23 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 353 at the 2000 census. There are no recognized cities
City
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or town
Town
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s and the township is entirely an unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
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.
History
The first settlement in Nevada Township was by William Allen, a MassachusettsMassachusetts
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man, in the southwest quadrant of section 29, an area later called Six Mile Grove. This happened at some time before 1854, which is when he sold the land to Gunder Halverson and moved to Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. Sometime between that time and 1858, ten men settled in that same section and it was the first permanent settlement in the township. These men erected a mill
Watermill
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in section 31 on Otter Creek, a tributary of the Cedar River. The mill was a little under a mile east of where Lyle
Lyle, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 566 people, 211 households, and 148 families residing in the city. The population density was 733.2 people per square mile . There were 225 housing units at an average density of 291.5 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.82% White and 0.18%...
now stands. The township was organized in 1858 and its name is derived from the California
California
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Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nevada Village was platted in section 2 and a mill was built on Otter Creek but there are no entries on the title record.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 353 people, 124 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 9.6 people per square mile (3.7/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.87% White, 0.28% Asian, 0.28% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 124 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% 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, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $23,750 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 $17,515. About 1.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
Cemeteries
- Six Mile Grove Cemetery is located on the north end of the southwest quadrant of section 33 of the township.
Further reading
- Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota by various authors. Library of Congress No. 84-062356