Judson Township is a township in Blue Earth County,

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, United States. The population was 591 as of the 2000 census.

History

Judson Township was organized in 1858, and named for

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, an American missionary.

Notable people

* Ronald G. Evans (1915-1992), businessman and Minnesota state legislator, was born in Judson Township * Richard E. Wigley (1918-1998), farmer and Minnesota state legislator, was born in Judson Township.Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Richard E. "Dick" Wigley
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Geography

Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the United States
Township 108 North, Range 28 West, Fifth Meridian, 23,193 Acres. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.61%) is water. The north quarter of the city of

Lake Crystal Lake Crystal is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, established in 1869. The population was 2,539 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato, Minnesota, Mankato-Nor ...

is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

Unincorporated community

* Judson at

Major highways

U.S. Highway 169 U.S. Route 169 (US 169) is a north-south U.S highway that currently runs for 966 miles (1,555 km) from the city of Virginia, Minnesota, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, at Memorial Drive. Route description Oklahoma US 169 is a major north–sou ...

Minnesota State Highway 60 Trunk Highway 60 (MN 60) is a highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 60 at the Iowa state line (at Bigelow) and continues east-northeast to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Wabasha), where the ro ...

Minnesota State Highway 68 Minnesota State Highway 68 (MN 68) is a highway in southwest and south-central Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 22 at the South Dakota state line near Canby, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection w ...

Lakes

* Horseshoe Lake * Lily Lake * Lake Crystal (north half) * Mcgibneys Lake * Mennenga Lake * Rush Lake (west half)

Adjacent townships

* Nicollet Township, Nicollet County (north) * Belgrade Township, Nicollet County (northeast) * South Bend Township (east) * Rapidan Township (southeast) * Garden City Township (south) * Lincoln Township (southwest) * Butternut Valley Township (west) * Cambria Township (northwest) * Courtland Township, Nicollet County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township includes the following cemeteries
Holy Family
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Jerusalem

Demographics

The 2000

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enumerated 591 people, 232 households, and 168 families residing in the township. The

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was 16.1 people per square mile (6.2/km). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.66%

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and 0.34% Asian.

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or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 232 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were

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living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.96. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,071, and the median income for a family was $53,958. Males had a median income of $35,197 versus $21,176 for females. The

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for the township was $19,917. About 2.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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