Faxon Township is a township in Sibley County,

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, United States. The population was 712 at the 2020 census. Faxon Township was organized in 1858, and named for a local pioneer. In the fall of 1862, the women's column of

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women, children and elderly camped overnight south of Walkers landing, now Faxon, after having been attacked in

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. They were en route from the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has an area of , of which is land and (2.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 701 people, 228 households, and 189 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 193 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.1%

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, 1.6% Asian, 1.00% from other races, 0.50% from two or more races, and 0.1% Black or African American race.

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or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 228 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were

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living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.35. In the township the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.9 males. Income information is not available from the official 2010 U.S. Census, so all the following information is from the 2010 Census. The median income for a household in the township was $59,375, and the median income for a family was $63,500. Males had a median income of $37,625 versus $30,096 for females. The

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for the township was $19,632. About 1.2% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

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