Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Friendship Township, Minnesota
Township
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Coordinates: 44°45′38″N95°47′0″W / 44.76056°N 95.78333°W / 44.76056; -95.78333 Coordinates: 44°45′38″N95°47′0″W / 44.76056°N 95.78333°W / 44.76056; -95.78333
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Yellow Medicine
Area
• Total	35.2 sq mi (91.2 km2)
• Land	35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	258
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-22832 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0664234 [2]

Friendship Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census.

History

Friendship Township was organized in 1879. ^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91 km²), of which 35.1 square miles (91 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 258 people, 91 households, and 75 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.4 people per square mile (2.8/km²). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.67% White, and 2.33% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.

There were 91 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were married couples living together, 1.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,404, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $18,393 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,718. About 2.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 18.2% of those 65 or over.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  594.