Lowville Township is a township in
Murray County,
Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census.
History
Lowville Township was organized in 1873, and named for brothers John and
Bartlett
Bartlett may refer to:
Places
*Bartlett Bay, Canada, Arctic waterway
* Wharerata, New Zealand, also known as Bartletts
United States
* Bartlett, Illinois
** Bartlett station, a commuter railroad station
* Bartlett, Iowa
Bartlett is an uninc ...
Low, early settlers. Bartlett Marshall Low served in the
42nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
The 42nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 42nd Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on September ...
during the
American Civil War and then served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives.
Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Barlett Marshall Low
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.4 km2) (0.39%) is water. It is home to the Bear Lake Woods.
Demographics
As of the censusAsian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, and 0.57% from two or more races.
There were 70 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples
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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,688, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,699. About 3.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.
Politics
Lowville Township is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, though this is changing rapidly d ...
, represented by Brad Finstad, a Republican. At the state level, Lowville Township is located in Senate
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District 22, represented by Republican Doug Magnus, and in House
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District 22A, represented by Republican Joe Schomacker.
References
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Townships in Murray County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota