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Westline Township, Redwood County, Minnesota
Westline Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census. Westline Township was organized in 1878, and named for its location near the western county line. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.1 km), of which 35.8 square miles (92.7 km) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km) (0.45%) is water. The city of Milroy is located in Westline Township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 203 people, 72 households, and 65 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.7 people per square mile (2.2/km). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 2.3/sq mi (0.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. There were 72 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.9% were married couples living together, 4 ... [...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] |
