Leavenworth Township, Brown County, Minnesota

For the populated place within Leavenworth Township, see Leavenworth, Minnesota.

Leavenworth Township
Township
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Coordinates: 44°15′1″N94°48′59″W / 44.25028°N 94.81639°W / 44.25028; -94.81639
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Brown
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (91.6 km2)
• Land	35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	1,020 ft (311 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	336
• Density	9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-36116 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0664741 [2]

Leavenworth Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 336 as of the 2000 census. ^[3]

History

See also: Leavenworth, Minnesota

Leavenworth Township was organized in 1859. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.1 square miles (91 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.76%) is water.

The southeast half of the city of Cobden is within the township geographically but is a separate entity.

Unincorporated community

• Leavenworth at 44°13′21″N94°48′07″W / 44.222459°N 94.801929°W / 44.222459; -94.801929

Major highway

• U.S. Highway 14

Lake

• Altermatt Lake (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

• Prairieville Township (north)
• Home Township (northeast)
• Stark Township (east)
• Mulligan Township (south)
• Bashaw Township (southwest)
• Burnstown Township (west)
• Brookville Township, Redwood County (northwest)

Cemetery

The township includes Mielke Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 336 people, 120 households, and 93 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.6 people per square mile (3.7/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81% White, 0.89% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 120 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 138.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,796. About 6.1% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved December 31, 2008.
4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  70.

Sources

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)