Douglas Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 760 at the 2000 census. Douglas Township was organized in 1858, and named for

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, a United States Senator from

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. Its town hall is located at the intersection of

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and state highways 20 and 50.

History

On April 6, 1858, the Dakota County board of commissioners made township 117, range 17 Douglas Township. Hugh McKay made the first claim to land within the township in the spring of 1854. The first elections were held on May 11, 1858. The elected officials included: Harvey Van Auken, John Borrill and John McLaughlin as judges of election; Hugh Larimer, clerk of court; Harvey Van Autken, Daniel W. Twichell and John Borrill, as supervisors; A. J. Patch, clerk: Hugh Larimer, as assessor; James Keetley, as collector; Richard Powers as constable; Harvey Van Auken as justice of the peace; John Holmes as overseer of highways.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. There are no lakes in the township. There is one small stream, Trout Brook, which flows into the Cannon River that touches the southeastern corner of the township. The town of Miesville, established in 1874, is a town completely within Douglas Township. The township is divided into 36 sections.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 760 people, 235 households, and 195 families residing in the township. The

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was 22.4 people per square mile (8.7/km²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 7.0/sq mi (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.97%

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, 0.13%

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, 1.05% Native American, 0.53%

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, and 1.32% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 235 households, out of which 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 11.1% 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 3.23 and the average family size was 3.56. In the township the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $60,536, and the median income for a family was $68,068. Males had a median income of $41,389 versus $29,375 for females. The

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for the township was $22,319. About 3.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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