Wilton Township, Minnesota
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Wilton Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²). 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.22%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 392 people, 137 households, and 99 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.2/km² (11.0/mi²). There were 143 housing units at an average density of 1.5/km² (4.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.96% White, 0.26% Asian, 1.79% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.
There were 137 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.41.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $41,364. Males had a median income of $28,393 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,327. About 8.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Taking a median average measurement has an advantage of taking an mean average measurement, in that it is not as prone to being skewwed by 'anomolies'. For example, if three millionaires moved into the Wilton Township, this would severly distort what appears to be the mean average income, which is the total income earned by all divided by the total people contributing.
