Hancock Township is a township in Carver County,

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, United States. The population was 336 as of the 2020 census.

History

Hancock Township was organized in 1868, and named for

Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

, a Union Army general in the

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, and afterward candidate for President of the United States.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.95%) is water. Township 114 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the

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Lakes

* Assumption Lake

Adjacent townships

* Benton Township (north) * Dahlgren Township (northeast) * San Francisco Township (east) * Faxon Township, Sibley County (south) * Washington Lake Township, Sibley County (west) * Young America Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Bovy Family Cemetery and West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 367 people, 121 households, and 97 families residing in the township. The

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was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/km). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 7.1/sq mi (2.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 95.91%

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, 3.27% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population. There were 121 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were

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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.43. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $70,938. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the township was $20,568. About 6.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the

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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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