Waconia Township is a rural township in

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, United States. The population was 1,284 as of the 2000 census.

History

Waconia Township was organized in 1858, and named after Lake Waconia.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 32.5 square miles (84.2 km), of which 27.1 square miles (70.2 km) is land and 5.4 square miles (14.0 km) (16.58%) is water. The southeast quarter of the city of Mayer and the entire city of Waconia are located within the township geographically but are separate entities. Township 116 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the

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Lakes

* Burandt Lake (west three-quarters) * Donders Lake * Goose Lake (south three-quarters) * Hydes Lake * Lake Patterson * Lake Waconia (west three-quarters) * Rice Lake (northeast edge) * Rutz Lake * Swan Lake

Adjacent townships

* Watertown Township (north) * Laketown Township (east) * Dahlgren Township (southeast) * Benton Township (south) * Young America Township (southwest) * Camden Township (west)

Unincorporated community

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Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Rutz Lake, Saint Josephs and Waconia Public.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,284 people, 429 households, and 349 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 443 housing units at an average density of 16.3/sq mi (6.3/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.14%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.23%

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, 0.08% from

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, and 0.47% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.16% of the population. There were 429 households of out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were

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living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.30. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $76,113, and the median income for a family was $76,782. Males had a median income of $46,563 versus $35,132 for females. The

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for the township was $27,437. About 2.1% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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