Browns Valley Township is a township in Big Stone County,

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, United States. The population was 438 as of the 2000 census.

History

Browns Valley Township was organized in 1880. It was named for Joseph R. Brown.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.68%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Major highways

Minnesota State Highway 7 Minnesota State Highway 7, or Trunk Highway 7, (MN 7, TH 7) is a state highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 28 near Beardsley and continues east to its terminus with MN 100 and County Road& ...

Minnesota State Highway 28 Minnesota State Highway 28 (MN 28) is a state highway in west-central and central Minnesota, which travels from South Dakota Highway 10 at the South Dakota state line near Browns Valley and continues east to its intersection wi ...

Lakes

* Big Stone Lake (northwest edge)

Adjacent townships

* Arthur Township, Traverse County (north) * Parnell Township, Traverse County (northeast) * Toqua Township (east) * Prior Township (southeast) * Foster Township (south) * Folsom Township, Traverse County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Beardsley, Midway and Saint Mary.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 438 people, 183 households, and 120 families residing in the township. The

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was 9.2 people per square mile (3.6/km). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.77%

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and 0.23% Native American.

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or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population. There were 183 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $25,781 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the township was $15,312. About 10.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the

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, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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