Acoma Township ( ) is a township in McLeod County,

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, United States. The population was 1,130 at the 2020 census. Acoma Township was named after the

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Geography

The township is in the northwest corner of McLeod County. It is bordered to the north and west by Meeker County and to the southeast by the city of Hutchinson, the largest city in McLeod County.

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crosses the southwest part of the township, leading southeast into Hutchinson and west to

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 9.62%, are water. Cedar Lake and

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are in the north, and there are at least nine other named lakes in the township. The township is drained by the South Fork of the Crow River. The Crow River watershed runs east and then northeast to the

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. The Acoma Township hall address is 23486 230th St, Hutchinson, MN 55350 and is also the polling place for that area.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,185 people, 387 households, and 332 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 397 housing units at an average density of 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.07%

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, 0.08%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.17%

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, 0.17% from

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, and 0.34% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 387 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were

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living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.33. In the township the population was spread out, with 32.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $67,292, and the median income for a family was $71,458. Males had a median income of $41,563 versus $31,667 for females. The

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for the township was $23,302. About 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* {{authority control Townships in McLeod County, Minnesota Townships in Minnesota