Emmet Township is a

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in Union County,

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, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.24 km²), all land.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 257 people, 97 households and 76 families residing in the township. The

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was /km² (/sq mi). There were 100 housing units at an average density of /km² (/sq mi). The racial makeup of the township was 99.2%

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and 0.8%

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of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 97 households, of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.

History

Emmet Township was organized in 1900 from parts of the neighboring

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and

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Townships in Union County.

References

External links

Entry for Emmet Township, South Dakota
in the City-data.com website.
Entry for Emmet Township, South Dakota
at the Epodunk.com website.
Profile for Emmet Township, Union County, South Dakota
from the U.S. Census website. {{authority control Townships in Union County, South Dakota Sioux City metropolitan area Townships in South Dakota