Eureka Township, Minnesota
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Eureka Township is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.9 km² (35.9 mi²). 91.6 km² (35.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.42%) is water.
[edit] Surroundings
Eureka lies near the western boundary of the county, and in its southern half.
Nearby larger towns include
- Lakeville (to the north-northwest)
- Northfield (to the south-southeast, just across the county line in Rice County)
Smaller than these, but still larger than Eureka, is
- Farmington
- New Market Township (just across the county line in Scott County)
Nearby settled places of comparable or smaller size to Eureka include
- Castle Rock Township
- Hampton
- Empire Township
- Elko (just across the county line in Scott County)
[edit] Highways
- State route 23 passes through Eureka Center, running north and south-southeast from it.
- State route 50 runs east and west about 4 miles north of Eureka Center.
- State route 86 runs east and west about 4 miles south of Eureka Center.
- State route 3, a more prominent road, runs north and south about 4 miles east of Eureka Center, but with the shortest route to it via minor roads.
- Interstate 35 runs north and south, with its nearest interchange about 4 miles west-southwest from Eureka Center, if reached via minor roads.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,490 people, 496 households, and 407 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.3/km² (42.1/mi²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 5.5/km² (14.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.99% White, 0.27% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 496 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,875, and the median income for a family was $73,125. Males had a median income of $45,625 versus $32,788 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,636. About 0.5% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
