St. Martin Township, Minnesota

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St. Martin Township, Minnesota
St. Martin Township, Minnesota (Minnesota)
St. Martin Township, Minnesota
St. Martin Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 94°41′46″W / 45.53306, -94.69611
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Stearns
Area
 - Total 34.6 sq mi (89.5 km²)
 - Land 34.4 sq mi (89.1 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation 1,178 ft (359 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 472
 - Density 13.7/sq mi (5.3/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 27-57256[1]
GNIS feature ID 0665523[2]

St. Martin Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 472 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (89.5 km²), of which, 34.4 square miles (89.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 472 people, 132 households, and 118 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.7 people per square mile (5.3/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.79% White, 0.21% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 132 households out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.1% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.6% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the township the population was spread out with 36.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $26,339 versus $19,135 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,123. About 10.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

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