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Linden Township, Brown County, Minnesota

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Brown

FIPS code
  
27-37214

Elevation
  
308 m

Population
  
343 (2000)

State
  
Minnesota

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0664788

Local time
  
Friday 11:36 PM

Linden Township, Brown County, Minnesota

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 35 km/h, 75% Humidity

Area
  
93.24 km² (91.17 km² Land / 207 ha Water)

Linden Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 343 as of the 2000 census.

Contents

Map of Linden Township, MN, USA

History

Linden Township was organized in 1859, and named for the linden trees contained within its borders.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km²), of which 35.2 square miles (91.1 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²) (2.33%) is water.

Unincorporated communities

  • Linden at 44.181351°N 94.409412°W / 44.181351; -94.409412
  • Major highways

  • Minnesota State Highway 15
  • Lakes

  • Emerson Lake (drained)
  • Linden Lake
  • Dane Lake (drained)
  • Adjacent townships

  • Cottonwood Township (north)
  • Cambria Township, Blue Earth County (northeast)
  • Butternut Valley Township, Blue Earth County (east)
  • Madelia Township, Watonwan County (south)
  • Riverdale Township, Watonwan County (southwest)
  • Lake Hanska Township (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township includes the following cemeteries: Linden, Mount Pisgah and Rice Lake.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 343 people, 122 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.7 people per square mile (3.8/km²). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 3.5/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.42% White, 0.58% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

    There were 122 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.12.

    In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.4 males.

    The median income for a household in the township was $63,125, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,939. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 4.5% of those over 64.

    References

    Linden Township, Brown County, Minnesota Wikipedia