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Minneota Township, Jackson County, Minnesota
Minneota Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census. Minneota Township was organized in 1866, and derives its name from the Dakota language word meaning "much water". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km), of which 33.6 square miles (87.0 km) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.8 km) (7.29%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 285 people, 115 households, and 84 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.5 people per square mile (3.3/km). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 4.2/sq mi (1.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.65% White and 0.35% Asian. There were 115 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 1.7% had a female householder with no husb ... [...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] |
