Young America Township, Carver County, Minnesota

Young America
Township
Young America Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°46′09″N93°56′49″W / 44.76917°N 93.94694°W / 44.76917; -93.94694 Coordinates: 44°46′09″N93°56′49″W / 44.76917°N 93.94694°W / 44.76917; -93.94694
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Carver
Area
• Total	34.09 sq mi (88.29 km2)
• Land	32.78 sq mi (84.91 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.38 km2)  3.83%
Elevation	1,020 ft (311 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	838
• Density	25.6/sq mi (9.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	0666069

Young America Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 838 as of the 2000 census. ^[1] Although dominated by agriculture, it was also home to a rebate-processing center for the Young America Corporation until 2015.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88.3 km²), of which 32.8 square miles (84.9 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) (3.81%) is water.

The cities of Norwood Young America and Hamburg are located entirely within the township geographically but are separate entities.

Township 115 North, Range 26 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

Lakes

• Barnes Lake
• Brand Lake
• Braunworth Lake
• Frederick Lake
• Hoefkin Lake (west edge)
• Tiger Lake
• Young American Lake

Adjacent townships

• Camden Township (north)
• Waconia Township (northeast)
• Benton Township (east)
• Hancock Township (southeast)
• Washington Lake Township, Sibley County (south)
• Green Isle Township, Sibley County (southwest)
• Helen Township, McLeod County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Emanuel Lutheran Church, Ferguson, Reformed Church, Saint Johns and Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 212
• Minnesota State Highway 5
• Minnesota State Highway 25

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	305		—
1870	823		169.8%
1880	979		19.0%
1890	1,106		13.0%
1900	1,202		8.7%
1910	1,235		2.7%
1920	1,259		1.9%
1930	1,279		1.6%
1940	1,064		−16.8%
1950	996		−6.4%
1960	893		−10.3%
1970	956		7.1%
1980	952		−0.4%
1990	916		−3.8%
2000	838		−8.5%
2010	715		−14.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [2]

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 838 people, 267 households, and 229 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.6 people per square mile (9.9/km²). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 0.36% African American, 1.55% Asian, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 267 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.2% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $65,000, and the median income for a family was $70,625. Males had a median income of $37,426 versus $29,792 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,216. About 2.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Presidential election results

Precinct General Election Results ^[4]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	77.3%364	21.7% 102	1.0% 5
2016	73.8%326	20.1% 89	6.1% 27
2012	73.0%336	25.4% 117	1.6% 7
2008	71.4%327	26.4% 121	2.2% 10
2004	76.8%375	21.5% 105	1.7% 8
2000	69.9%313	22.5% 101	7.6% 34
1996	52.0%209	31.8% 128	16.2% 65
1992	42.8%161	22.3% 84	34.9% 131
1988	72.5%258	27.5% 98	0.0% 0
1984	76.9%296	23.1% 89	0.0% 0
1980	66.1%291	23.6% 104	10.3% 45
1976	62.0%240	33.3% 129	4.7% 18
1968	73.5%321	19.9% 87	6.6% 29
1964	70.8%276	29.0% 113	0.2% 1
1960	78.2%212	21.8% 59	0.0% 0

References

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

1. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-01-02.
2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results".