Country United States County Murray FIPS code 27-06922 Elevation 470 m Local time Monday 10:22 AM | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0663632 Area 91.4 km² Population 335 (2000) | |
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Bondin Township is a township in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Bondin Township, MN, USA
Bondin Township was organized in 1874.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), of which 35.0 square miles (91 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.60%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 335 people, 119 households, and 94 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.6 people per square mile (3.7/km²). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.40% White, and 0.60% from two or more races.
There were 119 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the township the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,000, and the median income for a family was $49,167. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $18,646 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,398. About 6.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Bondin Township is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Mankato educator Tim Walz, a Democrat. At the state level, Bondin Township is located in Senate District 22, represented by Republican Doug Magnus, and in House District 22A, represented by Republican Joe Schomacker.