Country United States County Nicollet FIPS code 27-48922 Elevation 297 m Population 525 (2000) | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0665229 Local time Monday 6:49 AM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity Area 76.66 km² (75.89 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Oshawa Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, in the United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Oshawa Township, MN, USA
Oshawa Township was organized in 1858, and named after Oshawa, in Ontario.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.6 square miles (76.7 km²), of which 29.3 square miles (75.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (1.01%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 525 people, 170 households, and 131 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.9 people per square mile (6.9/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 6.0/sq mi (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 170 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 14.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $54,271, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $38,864 versus $27,596 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,768. About 2.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.