Sverdrup Township is a township in
Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 60,081. Its county seat is Fergus Falls. Otter Tail County comprises the Fergus Falls micropolitan statistical area. With 1,048 lakes in it ...
,
Minnesota, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.
Sverdrup Township was organized in 1878, and named for
Georg Sverdrup
Georg Sverdrup (born Jørgen Sverdrup; 25 April 1770 – 8 December 1850) was a Norwegian statesman, best known as one of the presidents of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in Eidsvoll in 1814. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament and ...
, president of
Augsburg Seminary.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.4 km), of which 28.4 square miles (73.7 km) is land and 7.2 square miles (18.7 km) (20.25%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 577 people, 236 households, and 182 families residing in the township. The
population density was 20.3 people per square mile (7.8/km). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.27%
White, 0.35%
African American, 0.17%
Native American, 0.35%
Asian, 0.35% from
other races, and 0.52% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 236 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,431, and the median income for a family was $51,161. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,923 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $20,962. About 4.5% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
See also
*
District No. 182 School, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
References
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Townships in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota