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Goose Prairie Township, Clay County, Minnesota
Goose Prairie Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2000 census. Goose Prairie Township was named from the former abundance of wild geese on its lakes. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.14%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 199 people, 64 households, and 57 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.7 people per square mile (2.2/km2). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.99% White (U.S. Census), White and 1.01% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American. There were 64 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.8% were Marriage, married couples living together, 1.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-familie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of home rule. Survey towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
