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Queen Anne's War

Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America involving the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain; it took place during the reign of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. In the United States, it is regarded as a standalone conflict under this name. Elsewhere it is usually viewed as the American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession. It is also known as the Third Indian War. In France it was known as the Second Intercolonial War.

Summary of the war
The war broke out in 1701 and was primarily a conflict between French, Spanish and English colonists for control of the North American continent while the War of the Spanish Succession was being fought in Europe. Each side was allied with various Indigenous communities. It was fought on four fronts:

 * 1) In the south, Spanish Florida and the English Province of Carolina attacked one another, and English colonists engaged French colonists based at Fort Louis de la Louisiane (near present-day Mobile, Alabama), with Indigenous bands allied on each side. The southern war did not result in significant territorial changes, but it resulted in seriously decimating the Indigenous population of Spanish Florida and parts of southern Georgia, with destruction of the network of Spanish missions in Florida.
 * 2) In New England, English colonists and Indigenous allies fought against French colonists and their Indigenous forces, especially in Acadia and unsettled border frontier with Canada. Quebec City was repeatedly targeted by British colonial expeditions, and the British captured in 1710 the Acadian capital Port Royal. French colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy sought to thwart British expansion into Acadia, whose border New France defined as the Kennebec River in what is now southern Maine. They executed raids in the Province of Massachusetts Bay (including Maine), most famously the Raid on Deerfield in 1704 and one on Groton in 1707, in both cases taking numerous captives to Montreal and Kahnawake (a Mohawk mission village) for ransom or adoption by Mohawk families.
 * 3) In Newfoundland, English colonists based at St. John's disputed control of the island with the French colonists of Plaisance. Most of the conflict consisted of economically destructive raids on settlements. The French colonists successfully captured St. John's in 1709, but the British colonists quickly reoccupied it after the French abandoned it.
 * 4) French privateers based in Acadia and Placentia captured many ships from New England's fishing and shipping industries. Privateers took 102 prizes into Placentia, second only to Martinique in France's American colonies. The naval conflict ended with the British  capture of Acadia (Nova Scotia).

The Treaty of Utrecht ended the war in 1713, following a preliminary peace in 1712. France ceded the territories of Hudson Bay, Acadia, and Newfoundland to Britain while retaining Cape Breton Island and other islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Some terms were ambiguous in the treaty, and the concerns of various Indigenous communities were not included, thereby setting the stage for future conflicts.

Background

When war broke out in Europe in 1701 following the death of King Charles II concerning who should succeed him to the Spanish throne, it was initially restricted to a few powers in Europe, but it widened in May 1702 when England declared war on Spain and France. Both the British and French wanted to keep their American colonies neutral, but they did not reach an agreement. The American colonists had their own tensions which had been growing along the borders separating the French and English colonies. They were concerned about boundaries and governing authority in the northern and southwestern frontiers of the English colonies, which stretched from the Province of Carolina in the south to the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the north, with additional colonial settlements or trading outposts on Newfoundland and at Hudson Bay.

The total population of the English colonies was about 250,000, with Virginia and New England dominating. The colonists were concentrated along the coast, with small settlements inland, sometimes reaching as far as the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists knew little of the interior of the continent to the west of the Appalachians and south of the Great Lakes. This area was dominated by numerous historic Indigenous communities, although French and English traders had penetrated it. Spanish missionaries in La Florida had established a network of missions in an effort to convert the Indigenous to Roman Catholicism and focus their labor. The Spanish population was relatively small (about 1,500), and the Indigenous population to whom they ministered has been estimated at 20,000.

French explorers had located the mouth of the Mississippi River, and they established a small colonial presence at Fort Maurepas near Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1699. From there, they began to build trade routes into the interior, establishing friendly relations with the Choctaw, a large community whose enemies included the English-allied Chickasaw. All of these populations had suffered to some degree from the introduction of infectious diseases such as smallpox, endemic among early explorers and traders. The Native Americans had no immunity and suffered high mortality.

The arrival of French colonists in the south threatened existing trade links that Carolina colonists had established into the interior, creating tension among all three powers. France and Spain, allies in this conflict, had been on opposite sides of the recently ended Nine Years' War. Conflicting territorial claims between Carolina and Florida south of the Savannah River were overlaid by animosity over religious divisions between the Roman Catholic colonists of New Spain and the Protestant English colonists along the coast.

To the north, the conflict held a strong economic component in addition to territorial disputes. Newfoundland was the site of a British colony at St. John's and a French colony at Plaisance, with both sides also holding a number of smaller permanent settlements. The island also had many seasonal settlements used by fishermen from Europe. These colonists numbered fewer than 2,000 English and 1,000 French permanent settlers (and many more seasonal visitors), who competed with one another for the fisheries of the Grand Banks, which were also harvested by fishermen from Acadia (then encompassing all of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) and Massachusetts.

The borders and boundaries remained uncertain between Acadia and New England despite battles along the border throughout King William's War. New France defined the border of Acadia as the Kennebec River in southern Maine. There were Catholic missions at Norridgewock and Penobscot and a French settlement in Penobscot Bay near Castine, Maine, which had all been bases for attacks on New England settlers migrating toward Acadia during King William's War. The frontier areas between the Saint Lawrence River and the primarily coastal settlements of Massachusetts and New York were still dominated by Indigenous peoples, primarily Abenaki in the east and Iroquois west of the Hudson River. The Hudson River–Lake Champlain corridor had also been used for raiding expeditions in both directions in earlier conflicts. The threat of Indigenous peoples had receded somewhat because of reductions in the population as a result of disease and the last war, but they still posed a potent threat to outlying settlements.

The Hudson Bay territories (also known as Prince Rupert's Land) were not significantly fought over in this war. They had been a scene of much dispute by competing French and English companies starting in the 1680s, but the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick left France in control of all but one outpost on the bay. The only incident of note was a French attack on the outpost of Fort Albany in 1709. The Hudson's Bay Company was unhappy that Ryswick had not returned its territories, and it successfully lobbied for their return in the negotiations that ended this war.

Technology and organization
The colonial military technology used in North America was not as developed as in Europe. Only a few colonial settlements had stone fortifications at the start of the war, such as St. Augustine, Florida, Boston, Quebec City, and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, although Port Royal's fortifications were completed early in the war. Some villages and settlements were protected by wooden palisades, but many had little more than fortified wooden houses with gun ports through which defenders could fire, and overhanging second floors from which they might fire down on attackers trying to break in below.

Europeans and colonists were typically armed with smooth-bore muskets that had a maximum range of about 100 yd but were inaccurate at ranges beyond half that distance. Some colonists also carried pikes, while Indigenous warriors either carried arms supplied by the colonists or were armed with weapons such as primitive tomahawks and bows. A small number of colonists had training in the operation of cannon and other types of artillery, which were the only effective weapons for attacking significant stone or wooden defenses.

English colonists were generally organized into militia companies, and their colonies had no regular military presence beyond a small number in some of the communities of Newfoundland. The French colonists were also organized into militias, but they also had a standing defense force called the troupes de la marine. This force consisted of some experienced officers and was manned by recruits sent over from France, numbering between 500 and 1,200. They were spread throughout the territories of New France, with concentrations in the major population centers. Spanish Florida was defended by a few hundred regular troops; Spanish policy was to pacify the Indigenous peoples in their territory and not to provide them with weapons. Florida held an estimated 8,000 Indigenous peoples before the war, but this was reduced to 200 after English colonist raids made early in the war.

Carolina and Florida
Prominent French and English colonists understood at the turn of the 18th century that control of the Mississippi River would have a significant role in future development and trade, and each developed visionary plans to thwart the other's activities. French Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville had developed a "Project sur la Caroline" in the aftermath of the previous war which called for establishing relationships with Indigenous peoples in the Mississippi watershed and then leveraging those relationships to push the English colonists off the continent, or at least limit them to coastal areas. In pursuit of this grand strategy, he rediscovered the mouth of the Mississippi (which had first been found by La Salle in 1670) and established Fort Maurepas in 1699. From this base and Fort Louis de la Mobile (founded in 1702), he began to establish relationships with the local Choctaw, Chickasaw, Natchez people, and other communities.

English colonial traders and explorers from Carolina had established a substantial trading network across the southeastern part of the continent that extended all the way to the Mississippi. Its leaders had little respect for the Spanish in Florida, but they understood the threat posed by the French arrival on the coast. Both Carolina governor Joseph Blake and his successor James Moore articulated visions of expansion to the south and west at the expense of French and Spanish interests.

Iberville had approached the Spanish in January 1702 before the war broke out in Europe, recommending that the Apalachee warriors be armed and sent against the English colonists and their allies. The Spanish organized an expedition under Francisco Romo de Uriza; it left Pensacola, Florida in August for the trading centers of the Carolina back country. The English colonists had advance warning of the expedition and organized a defense at the head of the Flint River, where they routed the Spanish-led force, and captured or killed some 500 Spanish-led Indigenous peoples.

Carolina's Governor Moore received notification concerning the hostilities, and he organized and led a force against Spanish Florida. 500 English colonial soldiers and militia and 300 Indigenous peoples captured and burned the town of St. Augustine, Florida in the Siege of St. Augustine (1702). The English were unable to take the main fortress and withdrew when a Spanish fleet arrived from Havana. In 1706, Carolina successfully repulsed an attack on Charles Town by a combined Spanish and French amphibious force sent from Havana.

The Apalachee and Timucua of Spanish Florida were virtually wiped out in a raiding expedition by Moore that became known as the Apalachee massacre of 1704. Many of the survivors of these raids were relocated to the Savannah River where they were confined to reservations. Raids continued in the following years consisting of large Indigenous forces, sometimes including a small number of white men; this included major expeditions directed at Pensacola in 1707 and Mobile in 1709. The Muscogee (Creek), Yamasee, and Chickasaw were armed and led by English colonists, and they dominated these conflicts at the expense of the Choctaw, Timucua, and Apalachee.

Acadia and New England
Throughout the war, New France and the Wabanaki Confederacy thwarted New England expansion into Acadia, whose border New France defined as the Kennebec River in southern Maine. In 1703, Michel Leneuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin commanded a few French Canadians and 500 Indigenous peoples of the Wabanaki Confederacy, and they led attacks against New England settlements from Wells to Falmouth (Portland, Maine) in the Northeast Coast Campaign. They killed or captured more than 300 settlers.

There were also a series of raids deep into New England by French and Indigenous forces aimed at securing captives. There was an active trade in captives, as families and communities struggled to raise ransoms to reclaim them. In February 1704, Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville led 250 Abenaki and Caughnawaga Indians (mostly Mohawk) and 50 French Canadians in a raid on Deerfield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. They destroyed the settlement, killing many and capturing more than 100 captives. These were taken on an overland journey hundreds of miles north to the Caughnawaga mission village south of Montreal. Most of the children who survived the journey were adopted by Mohawk families. Several adults were later redeemed (ransomed) or released in negotiated prisoner exchanges, including the minister, John Williams, who tried for years without success to ransom his daughter Eunice. She became fully assimilated, marrying a Mohawk man. Likewise in August 1704, there was a raid in Marlborough (in the part of town to later become Westborough), from which captives were also taken to Caughnawaga. There was an active slave trade of the captive colonists during these years, and communities raised funds to ransom their citizens from Indigenous captivity. For instance a captured boy, Ashur Rice, was returned to Marlborough after he was ransomed in 1708 by his father Thomas Rice.

New England colonists were unable to effectively combat these raids, so they retaliated by launching an expedition against Acadia led by the famous Indigenous fighter Benjamin Church. The expedition raided Grand Pré, Chignecto, and other settlements. French accounts claim that Church attempted an attack on Acadia's capital of Port Royal, but Church's account of the expedition describes a war council in which the expedition decided against making an attack. Father Sébastien Rale was widely suspected of inciting the Norridgewock community against the New Englanders, and Massachusetts Governor Joseph Dudley put a price on his head. In the winter of 1705, Massachusetts dispatched 275 militiamen under the command of Colonel Winthrop Hilton to seize Rale and sack the village. The priest was warned in time, however, and escaped into the woods with his papers, but the militia burned the village and church.

French and Wabanaki Confederacy continued making raids in northern Massachusetts in 1705, against which the New England colonists were unable to mount an effective defense. The raids happened too quickly for defensive forces to organize, and reprisal raids usually found tribal camps and settlements empty. There was a lull in the raiding while leaders from New France and New England negotiated the exchange of prisoners, with only limited success. Raids by Indigenous peoples persisted until the end of the war, sometimes with French participation.

In May 1707, Governor Dudley organized an expedition to take Port Royal led by John March. However, 1,600 men failed to take the fort by siege, and a follow-up expedition in August was also repulsed. In response, the French developed an ambitious plan to raid most of the New Hampshire settlements on the Piscataqua River. However, much of the Indigenous support needed never materialized, and the Massachusetts town of Haverhill was raided instead. In 1709, New France governor Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil reported that two-thirds of the fields north of Boston were untended because of French and Indigenous raids. French–Indigenous war parties were returning without prisoners because the New England colonists stayed in their forts and would not come out. In October 1710, 3,600 British and colonial forces led by Francis Nicholson finally captured Port Royal after a siege of one week. This ended official French control of the peninsular portion of Acadia (present-day mainland Nova Scotia), although resistance continued until the end of the war. Resistance by the Wabanaki Confederation continued in the 1711 Battle of Bloody Creek and raids along the Maine frontier. The remainder of Acadia (present-day eastern Maine and New Brunswick) remained disputed territory between New England and New France.

New France
The French in New France's heartland of Canada opposed attacking the Province of New York. They were reluctant to arouse the Iroquois, whom they feared more than they did the British colonists and with whom they had made the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701. New York merchants were opposed to attacking New France because it would interrupt the lucrative Indigenous fur trade, much of which came through New France. The Iroquois maintained their neutrality throughout the conflict, despite Peter Schuyler's efforts to interest them in the war. (Schuyler was Albany's commissioner of Indians.) Francis Nicholson and Samuel Vetch organized an ambitious assault against New France in 1709, with some financial and logistical support from the queen. The plan involved an overland assault on Montreal via Lake Champlain and a sea-based assault by naval forces against Quebec. The land expedition reached the southern end of Lake Champlain, but it was called off when the promised naval support never materialized for the attack on Quebec. (Those forces were diverted to support Portugal.) The Iroquois had made vague promises of support for this effort, but successfully delayed sending support until it seemed clear that the expedition was going to fail. After this failure, Nicholson and Schuyler traveled to London accompanied by King Hendrick and other sachems to arouse interest in the North American frontier war. The Indigenous delegation caused a sensation in London, and Queen Anne granted them an audience. Nicholson and Schuyler were successful in their endeavor: the queen gave support for Nicholson's successful capture of Port Royal in 1710. With that success under his belt, Nicholson again returned to England and gained support for a renewed attempt on Quebec in 1711.

The plan for 1711 again called for land and sea-based attacks, but its execution was a disaster. A fleet of 15 ships of the line and transports carrying 5,000 troops led by Admiral Hovenden Walker arrived at Boston in June, doubling the town's population and greatly straining the colony's ability to provide necessary provisions. The expedition sailed for Quebec at the end of July, but a number of its ships foundered on the rocky shores near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence in the fog. More than 700 troops were lost, and Walker called off the expedition. In the meantime, Nicholson had departed for Montreal overland but had only reached Lake George when word reached him of Walker's disaster, and he also turned back. In this expedition, the Iroquois provided several hundred warriors to fight with the English colonists, but they simultaneously sent warnings to the French about the expedition, effectively playing both sides of the conflict.

Newfoundland
Newfoundland's coast was dotted with small French and English communities, with some fishing stations occupied seasonally by fishermen from Europe. Both sides had fortified their principal towns, the French at Plaisance on the western side of the Avalon Peninsula, the English at St. John's and in Conception Bay (see Carbonear Island). During King William's War, d'Iberville had destroyed most of the English communities in 1696–97, and the island again became a battleground in 1702. In August of that year, an English fleet under the command of Commodore John Leake descended on the outlying French communities but made no attempts on Plaisance. During the winter of 1705, Plaisance's French governor Daniel d'Auger de Subercase retaliated, leading a combined French and Mi'kmaq expedition that destroyed several English settlements and unsuccessfully besieged Fort William at St. John's. The French and their Indigenous allies continued to harass the English throughout the summer and did damages to the English establishments claimed at £188,000. The English sent a fleet in 1706 that destroyed French fishing outposts on the island's northern coasts. In December 1708, a combined force of French, Canadian, and Mi'kmaq volunteers captured St. John's and destroyed the fortifications. They lacked the resources to hold the prize, however, so they abandoned it, and St. John's was reoccupied and refortified by the English in 1709. (The same French expedition also tried to take Ferryland, but it successfully resisted.)

English fleet commanders contemplated attacks on Plaisance in 1703 and 1711 but did not make them, the latter by Admiral Walker in the aftermath of the disaster at the mouth of the St. Lawrence.

Peace
In 1712, Britain and France declared an armistice, and a final peace agreement was signed the following year. Under terms of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain gained Acadia (which they renamed Nova Scotia), sovereignty over Newfoundland, the Hudson Bay region, and the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. France recognized British suzerainty over the Iroquois and agreed that commerce with Indigenous peoples farther inland would be open to all nations. It retained all of the islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including Cape Breton Island, and retained fishing rights in the area, including rights to dry fish on the northern shore of Newfoundland.

By the later years of the war, many Abenakis had tired of the conflict despite French pressures to continue raids against New England targets. The peace of Utrecht, however, had ignored Indigenous interests, and some Abenaki expressed willingness to negotiate a peace with the New Englanders. Governor Dudley organized a major peace conference at Portsmouth, New Hampshire (of which he was also governor). In negotiations there and at Casco Bay, the Abenakis objected to British assertions that the French had ceded to Britain the territory of eastern Maine and New Brunswick, but they agreed to a confirmation of boundaries at the Kennebec River and the establishment of government-run trading posts in their territory. The Treaty of Portsmouth was ratified on July 13, 1713, by eight representatives of some of the communities of the Wabanaki Confederacy; however, it included language asserting British sovereignty over their territory. Over the next year, other Abenaki tribal leaders also signed the treaty, but no Mi'kmaq ever signed it or any other treaty until 1726.

Acadia and Newfoundland
The loss of Newfoundland and Acadia restricted the French presence on the Atlantic to Cape Breton Island. French were resettled there from Newfoundland, creating the colony of Île-Royale, and France constructed the Fortress of Louisbourg in the following years. This presence plus the rights to use the Newfoundland shore resulted in continued friction between French and British fishing interests, which was not fully resolved until late in the 18th century. The economic effects of the war were severe in Newfoundland, with the fishing fleets significantly reduced. The British fishing fleet began to recover immediately after the peace was finalized, and they attempted to prevent Spanish ships from fishing in Newfoundland waters, as they previously had. However, many Spanish ships were simply reflagged with English straw owners to evade British controls.

The British capture of Acadia had long-term consequences for the Acadians and Mi'kmaq living there. Britain's hold on Nova Scotia was initially quite tenuous, a situation on which French and Mi'kmaq resistance leaders capitalized. British relations with the Mi'kmaq after the war developed in the context of British expansion in Nova Scotia and also along the Maine coast, where New Englanders began moving into Abenaki lands, often in violation of previous treaties. Neither the Abenakis nor the Mi'kmaq were recognized in the Treaty of Utrecht, and the 1713 Portsmouth treaty was interpreted differently by them than by the New England signatories, so the Mi'kmaq and Abenakis resisted these incursions into their lands. This conflict was increased by French intriguers such as Sébastien Rale, and eventually they developed into Father Rale's War (1722–1727). British relations were also difficult with the nominally conquered Acadians. They resisted repeated British demands to swear oaths to the British crown, and eventually this sparked an exodus by the Acadians to Île-Royale and Île-Saint-Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island). By the 1740s, French leaders such as Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre orchestrated a guerrilla war with their Mi'kmaq allies against British attempts to expand Protestant settlements in peninsular Nova Scotia.

Friction also persisted between France and Britain over Acadia's borders. The boundaries were unclear as laid out by the treaty, which even the French had never formally described. France insisted that only the Acadian peninsula was included in the treaty (modern Nova Scotia except Cape Breton Island) and that they retained the rights to modern New Brunswick. The disputes over Acadia flared into open conflict during King George's War in the 1740s and were not resolved until the British conquest of all French North American territories in the Seven Years' War.

New England
Massachusetts and New Hampshire were on the front line of the war, yet the New England colonies suffered less economic damage than other areas. Some of the costs of the war were offset by the importance of Boston as a center of shipbuilding and trade, combined with a financial windfall caused by the crown's military spending on the 1711 Quebec expedition.

Southern colonies
Spanish Florida never really recovered its economy or population from the effects of the war, and it was ceded to Britain in the 1763 Treaty of Paris following the Seven Years' War. Indigenous peoples who had been resettled along the Atlantic coast chafed under British rule, as did those allied to the British in this war. This discontentment flared into the 1715 Yamasee War that posed a major threat to South Carolina's viability. The loss of population in the Spanish territories contributed to the 1732 founding of the Province of Georgia, which was granted on territory that Spain had originally claimed, as was also the case with Carolina. James Moore took military action against the Tuscaroras of North Carolina in the Tuscarora War which began in 1711, and many of them fled north as refugees to join their linguistic cousins the Iroquois.

The economic costs of the war were high in some of the southern English colonies, including those that saw little military activity. Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to a lesser extent, were hit hard by the cost of shipping their export products (primarily tobacco) to European markets, and they also suffered because of several particularly bad harvests. South Carolina accumulated a significant debt burden to finance military operations.

Trade
The French did not fully comply with the commerce provisions of the Treaty of Utrecht. They attempted to prevent English trade with remote Indigenous communities, and they erected Fort Niagara in Iroquois territory. French settlements continued to grow on the Gulf Coast, with the settlement of New Orleans in 1718 and other (unsuccessful) attempts to expand into Spanish-controlled Texas and Florida. French trading networks penetrated the continent along the waterways feeding the Gulf of Mexico, renewing conflicts with both the British and the Spanish. Trading networks established in the Mississippi River watershed, including the Ohio River valley, also brought the French into more contact with British trading networks and colonial settlements that crossed the Appalachian Mountains. Conflicting claims over that territory eventually led to war in 1754, when the French and Indian War broke out.

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Kensington, Minnesota

Kensington is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 266 at the 2020 census. The city is notable in Minnesota history for being the place where the Kensington Runestone was first displayed. It is now at a museum in nearby Alexandria, Minnesota.

History
Kensington was platted in 1887, and named after Kensington, in London. A post office has been in operation in Kensington since 1887. Kensington was incorporated in 1891.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.36 sqmi, all land.

Minnesota State Highway 55 serves as a main route in the community.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 292 people, 137 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 811.1 PD/sqmi. There were 147 housing units at an average density of 408.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.3% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 137 households, of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.3% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 40.3 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 286 people, 132 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,093.9 PD/sqmi. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 566.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.55% White, 0.35% African American, 0.35% Native American, and 1.75% from two or more races. 35.4% were of German, 30.0% Norwegian, 8.7% Swedish and 5.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 132 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.2% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,979, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,932. About 5.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.2% of those 65 or over.

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La Grand Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

La Grand Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,056 at the 2000 census.

La Grand Township was organized in 1873, and named after an early settler.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.9 sqmi, of which 26.4 sqmi is land and 6.5 sqmi (19.78%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,056 people, 1,528 households, and 1,231 families residing in the township. The population density was 153.6 PD/sqmi. There were 1,813 housing units at an average density of 68.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 1,528 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $56,303. Males had a median income of $36,723 versus $24,213 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,837. About 3.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.


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Lake Mary Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Lake Mary Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.

History
Lake Mary Township was organized in 1867, and took its name from the Lake Mary within its borders.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 sqmi, of which 28.7 sqmi is land and 6.5 sqmi (18.36%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 997 people, 362 households, and 309 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.7 PD/sqmi. There were 491 housing units at an average density of 17.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.80% White, 0.10% Native American and 0.10% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 362 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.6% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% 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 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,515, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $34,044 versus $22,163 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,621. About 3.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.


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Leaf Valley Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Leaf Valley Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 484 at the 2000 census.

Leaf Valley Township was organized in 1867, and took its name from the nearby Leaf Hills Moraines.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 sqmi, of which 33.4 sqmi is land and 2.8 sqmi (7.73%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 484 people, 187 households, and 146 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.5 PD/sqmi. There were 338 housing units at an average density of 10.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.79% White, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 187 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,310. About 6.8% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.


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Lund Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Lund Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census.

Lund Township was organized in 1872, and named after Lund, Sweden.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 28.2 square miles (73.1 km2) is land and 7.8 square miles (20.2 km2) (21.63%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 355 people, 129 households, and 94 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.6 PD/sqmi. There were 199 housing units at an average density of 7.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.15% White, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 129 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,417, and the median income for a family was $41,429. Males had a median income of $30,455 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,567. About 3.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.


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Millerville Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Millerville Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census.

Millerville Township was organized in 1867, and named for John Miller, an early settler.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.3 km$2$), of which 31.9 square miles (82.5 km$2$) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.7 km$2$) (9.56%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 350 people, 124 households, and 104 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.0 people per square mile (4.2/km$2$). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 6.1/sq mi (2.4/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 99.71% White and 0.29% Asian.

There were 124 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 15.3% 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 2.82 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,366. About 17.0% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.


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Miltona, Minnesota

Miltona is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 431 at the 2020 census.

History
A post office called Miltona has been in operation since 1873. The city was named after Lake Miltona.

On July 18, 1970, a tornado hit Miltona, destroying or damaging 11 homes, 15 businesses and several farms, leaving a path of destruction that was a block and a half wide and three miles long.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.67 sqmi, all land.

Minnesota State Highway 29 and County Highway 14 are two of the main routes in the community.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 424 people, 165 households, and 112 families living in the city. The population density was 632.8 PD/sqmi. There were 184 housing units at an average density of 274.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 165 households, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 30.2 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 18.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 279 people, 117 households, and 78 families living in the city. The population density was 525.3 PD/sqmi. There were 123 housing units at an average density of 231.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.92% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.36% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $38,958. Males had a median income of $27,708 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,845. About 13.8% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.8% of those 65 or over.

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Miltona Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Miltona Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 814 at the 2000 census.

Miltona Township was organized in 1871, and named after Lake Miltona.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km$2$), of which 27.1 square miles (70.2 km$2$) is land and 8.7 square miles (22.6 km$2$) (24.33%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 814 people, 345 households, and 259 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.0 PD/sqmi. There were 780 housing units at an average density of 28.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.26% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 345 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,083, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $25,208 versus $22,381 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,773. About 4.9% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.


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Moe Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Moe Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 683 at the 2000 census.

History
Moe Township was organized in 1867 and named after a place in Norway.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km$2$), of which 30.3 square miles (78.6 km$2$) is land and 5.6 square miles (14.5 km$2$) (15.54%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 683 people, 269 households, and 229 families residing in the township. The population density was 22.5 people per square mile (8.7/km$2$). There were 434 housing units at an average density of 14.3/sq mi (5.5/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 99.85% White, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 269 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.9% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,828, and the median income for a family was $45,125. Males had a median income of $35,441 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,917. About 2.7% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

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Nelson, Minnesota

Nelson is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 182 at the 2020 census.

History
Nelson was originally called Dent, after settler Richard Dent, and under the latter name was founded circa 1875. The present name is for Knute Nelson, a prominent citizen and United States Senator from Minnesota. A post office was established as Dent in 1880, and in 1881 the name was changed to Nelson.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.66 sqmi, all land.

Minnesota State Highway 27 serves as a main route in the community.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 187 people, 84 households, and 45 families living in the city. The population density was 283.3 PD/sqmi. There were 92 housing units at an average density of 139.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.9% White and 1.1% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 84 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.4% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 38.8 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.0% male and 46.0% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 172 people, 73 households, and 44 families living in the city. The population density was 235.8 PD/sqmi. There were 76 housing units at an average density of 104.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.26% White, 1.16% Native American, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 73 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $35,694. Males had a median income of $26,964 versus $28,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,419. About 22.0% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.7% of those 65 or over.

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Orange Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Orange Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census.

Orange Township was organized in 1868.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km$2$), of which 34.5 square miles (89.3 km$2$) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.7 km$2$) (3.93%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 324 people, 105 households, and 93 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.4 people per square mile (3.6/km$2$). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 3.5/sq mi (1.4/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 97.84% White, 0.62% African American, 1.23% Native American and 0.31% Asian.

There were 105 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 8.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% 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 110.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,837. About 6.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.


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Osakis Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Osakis Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census.

Osakis Township was organized in 1866, and named after Lake Osakis.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88.4 km$2$), of which 31.4 square miles (81.2 km$2$) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.1 km$2$) (8.06%) is water.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 584 people, 216 households and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km$2$). There were 324 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 98.80% White, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 216 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% 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 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.

30.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males.

The median household income was $35,909 and the median family income was $46,563. Males had a median income of $30,417 and females $21,458. The per capita income was $16,130. About 9.6% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.


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Solem Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Solem Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census.

Solem Township was organized in 1870, and is said to be named after a place in Norway. The farm where the Kensington Runestone, of questionable authenticity, was said to have been found is now a local park in Solem Township.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km$2$), of which 33.9 square miles (87.9 km$2$) is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km$2$) (5.41%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 239 people, 90 households, and 64 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.0 people per square mile (2.7/km$2$). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 3.0/sq mi (1.1/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 96.65% White, 0.42% African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 90 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $14,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,016. About 2.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 4.0% of those 65 or over.


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Spruce Hill Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Spruce Hill Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census.

History
Spruce Hill Township was organized in 1875, and named for the spruce trees which grow upon the hills within its borders.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km$2$), of which 35.8 square miles (92.8 km$2$) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km$2$) (0.83%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 395 people, 141 households, and 112 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.0 people per square mile (4.3/km$2$). There were 154 housing units at an average density of 4.3/sq mi (1.7/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 98.23% White, 0.25% Native American, 1.01% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races.

There were 141 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $21,477 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,583. About 12.2% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.


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Urness Township, Douglas County, Minnesota

Urness Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 266 at the 2000 census.

Urness Township was organized in 1869, and is said to be named after a place in Norway.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km$2$), of which 31.9 square miles (82.6 km$2$) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.9 km$2$) (10.69%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 266 people, 105 households, and 82 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.3 people per square mile (3.2/km$2$). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 5.7/sq mi (2.2/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.75% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 105 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,583, and the median income for a family was $43,958. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,054. About 2.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.3% of those 65 or over.


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Barber Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Barber Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census.

History
Barber Township was organized in 1864, and named for Chauncey Barber, a pioneer settler.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 278 people, 101 households, and 91 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.7 PD/sqmi. There were 106 housing units at an average density of 2.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.48% White, 0.36% Asian, 1.80% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.

There were 101 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.1% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.9% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% 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 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,399. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.8% of those over 64.


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Blue Earth, Minnesota

Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,174 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally, Interstate 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east and west construction teams met here in 1978. As a tribute, there is a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate near Blue Earth. This draws an analogy to the golden spike set in the first transcontinental railroad. Approximately three miles south of Blue Earth is the Blue Earth Municipal Airport.

History
Blue Earth was platted in 1856. The city took its name from the Blue Earth River which surrounds the town. The river was given the Dakota language name makato (meaning "blue earth") for the blue-green clay found in the river banks, from the phrase makato osa watapa: "the river where blue earth is gathered".

A post office has been in operation at Blue Earth since 1856.

The city celebrated its sesquicentennial in the summer of 2006 with community events, including a concert headlined by Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits.

Attractions and community achievements
The Jolly Green Giant statue attracts over 14,000 visitors a year. In July 2007, the Blue Earth City Council approved space for a Green Giant memorabilia museum. In 2018 a building was built across from the Giant statue to house the museum, the Chamber and tourism offices, and the building is also welcome center. Lowell Steen, of Blue Earth, has collected thousands of Green Giant items and will permanently loan them to the museum.

Steinberg Nature Park is a 33-acre (13.35 ha) park located east of Blue Earth on County Road 16. The park has a half-mile (0.8 km) trail and a picnic shelter.

Prior to football playoffs the Minneapolis Star Tribune had a Coaches Poll who voted each week for the Best Football Team in the State. In 1964, 1965 and 1966, the Blue Earth High School Bucs were rated #1 for 3 consecutive years holding many of their opponents to negative total yards. In 1972, the football team went 9-1 and played in the first state football playoffs and lost. The 1990 football team finished third in Minnesota for Class A. On November 24, 2012, the 2012 football team won the division 3A championship by defeating Rochester Lourdes High School by a score of 30–7.

The Blue Earth Bucs high school wrestling program has the second-most individual state champions on record in Minnesota with 50.

On Sept. 10–12, 1999, The Order of the Arrow (OA), a group within the Boy Scouts of America, held its Section C-1A Conclave in Blue Earth. Seven OA Lodges, representing councils from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, attended the event.

Architecture
Blue Earth is home to many examples of Midwestern architecture, including:

Faribault County Courthouse – completed in December 1892 at a cost of over $70,000. The architect for the courthouse was C.A. Dunham of Burlington, Iowa and the contractor was S.J. Hoban from St. Paul. The style of the courthouse is Richardsonian Romanesque. Stone used in the construction of the courthouse was transported from Kasota, Minnesota to Blue Earth by horse and wagon and rail. Most of the sand used in the mortar was from the Blue Earth river bottom and thoroughly washed. The pillars on the front of the building are of polished granite. There are ledges on all four sides of the tower that are of solid stone of unknown weights of several ton each.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd – 1872

First Presbyterian Church — constructed in 1897 at a cost of $12,622.75. Designed by Kinney and Orth, architects from Austin, Minnesota. The architecture is Romanesque Revival in the arched windows, Gothic Revival in the steeples and gables, and medieval in the towers.

Salem Evangelical Church – This English country Gothic structure was completed in 1942. Designed by Bard & Vanderbilt of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.36 sqmi, of which 3.27 sqmi is land and 0.09 sqmi is water.

Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 169 are two of the main routes in the city.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,353 people, 1,453 households, and 888 families residing in the city. The population density was 1025.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,638 housing units at an average density of 500.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 0.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.

There were 1,453 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the city was 46.4 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,621 people, 1,535 households, and 925 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,137.0 PD/sqmi. There were 1,666 housing units at an average density of 523.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.85% White, 0.17% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.14% of the population.

There were 1,535 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,940, and the median income for a family was $42,377. Males had a median income of $29,359 versus $20,168 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,037. About 4.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Donald Deskey, Industrial and interior designer
 * Arlen Erdahl, Minnesota politician
 * Geri Evans, Minnesota state legislator
 * Jim Hagedorn, Congressman
 * Tom Hagedorn, Congressman
 * Daniel D. Murphy, Minnesota state legislator
 * John M. Patton. Minnesota state legislator
 * Pat Piper, Minnesota state legislator
 * Frank E. Putnam, Minnesota state legislator
 * Georgette Valle, Washington state legislator
 * William Zakariasen, Music critic for the New York Daily News

In popular culture
Blue Earth is mentioned in The Jayhawks song "She's Not Alone Anymore," from the 1989 album Blue Earth (album), in which the narrator says they "hitchhiked back from Blue Earth."

Blue Earth, Minnesota, was mentioned in CNN's "That's Random" segment of the network's CNN10 production which aired on November 29, 2017.

Petoskey's Sports Bar, a Midwest-themed bar in Seattle, Washington, features a vegetable pizza on their menu named after Blue Earth, Minnesota, because of the town's association with agriculture and the Jolly Green Giant.

A former funeral home in the town was featured on HGTV's Ugliest House in America special event on January 3, 2022.

The Jolly Green Giant was featured in promotions for Season 45 of Survivor (American TV series) on CBS. The Giant wore a giant red "Buff" bandana in the weeks leading up to the season premiere, similar to what contestants wear on the show.

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Blue Earth City Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Blue Earth City Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 454 at the 2000 census.

The township was organized in 1858 as Blue Earth Township.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.9 sqmi, of which 32.9 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi  (0.06%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 454 people, 165 households, and 147 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.8 PD/sqmi. There were 173 housing units at an average density of 5.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.46% White, 1.32% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 165 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.4% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% 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 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,517. About 4.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.


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Bricelyn, Minnesota

Bricelyn is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 365 at the 2010 census.

History
The town developed as a result of the railroad passing through the area. In 1899, town lots were auctioned. The city was named for John Brice, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Bricelyn since 1899.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.29 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 365 people, 168 households, and 97 families living in the city. The population density was 1258.6 PD/sqmi. There were 197 housing units at an average density of 679.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% White, 2.5% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.6% of the population.

There were 168 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.3% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 47.9 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 24.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 379 people, 182 households, and 101 families living in the city. The population density was 1,283.9 PD/sqmi. There were 208 housing units at an average density of 704.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.47% White, 0.26% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.96% of the population.

There were 182 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,354 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,340. About 7.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Brush Creek Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Brush Creek Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.

History
Brush Creek Township was organized in 1858, taking its name from Brush Creek.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 sqmi, of which 35.1 sqmi is land and 0.9 sqmi  (2.63%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 241 people, 87 households, and 66 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.9 PD/sqmi. There were 96 housing units at an average density of 2.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 87 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 1.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,063, and the median income for a family was $48,125. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,469. About 2.7% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.


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Clark Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Clark Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 459 at the 2000 census.

History
Clark Township was organized in 1869, and named after Clark W. Thompson, a local landowner.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 459 people, 158 households, and 130 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.3 PD/sqmi. There were 175 housing units at an average density of 5.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.17% White, 0.22% African American, 0.22% Asian, 1.74% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.01% of the population.

There were 158 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,944, and the median income for a family was $42,969. Males had a median income of $30,855 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,655. About 9.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.


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Delavan, Minnesota

Delavan is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 179 at the 2010 census.

History
Delavan was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point and named for Oren Delavan Brown, a railroad official. A post office was established as Delavan Station in 1870, and the name of the post office was changed to Delavan in 1885. Delavan was incorporated in 1877.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06 sqmi, all land.

Minnesota State Highway 109 and County Highway 13 are two of the main routes in the community.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, 179 people, 86 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was 168.9 PD/sqmi. There were 104 housing units at an average density of 98.1 /sqmi. The city's racial makeup was 96.6% White, 0.6% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 86 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households comprised individuals, and 15.1% had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.08, and the average family size was 2.56.

The median age in the city was 53.1 years. 19.6% of residents were under 18; 6.2% were between 18 and 24; 16.8% were from 25 to 44; 32.4% were from 45 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, 223 people, 100 households, and 71 families residing in the city. The population density was 209.9 PD/sqmi. There were 108 housing units at an average density of 101.7 /sqmi. The city's racial makeup was 99.55% White and 0.45% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 100 households, of which 23.0% had children under 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.0% of all households comprised individuals, and 19.0% had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.65.

The population was spread out in the city, with 17.0% under 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,144. About 2.9% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under eighteen and 10.3% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Pat Piper, Minnesota state legislator, was born in Delavan.
 * Harland G. Wood (1907–1991), biochemist, was born in Delavan.

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Delavan Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Delavan Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census.

Delavan Township was originally called Guthrie Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1858. It was renamed in 1872 after the city of Delavan, Minnesota.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 sqmi, of which 33.3 sqmi is land and 2.2 sqmi  (6.28%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 275 people, 116 households, and 83 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.3 PD/sqmi. There were 158 housing units at an average density of 4.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.55% White, 1.09% Native American, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 116 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,893, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $35,781 versus $18,036 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,100. About 2.6% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those 65 or over.


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Dunbar Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Dunbar Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.

Dunbar Township was organized in 1856, and named for William F. Dunbar, a state auditor.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 312 people, 118 households, and 86 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.7 PD/sqmi. There were 124 housing units at an average density of 3.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.32% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 118 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $48,542. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,805. About 7.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


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Easton, Minnesota

Easton is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census.

History
Easton had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. The town was platted in 1873, and named for one of its founders, Jason Clark Easton. A post office has been in operation at Easton since 1874.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.93 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 199 people, 89 households, and 63 families residing in the city. The population density was 214.0 PD/sqmi. There were 97 housing units at an average density of 104.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.5% Native American, and 2.0% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population.

There were 89 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.54.

The median age in the city was 44.9 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 214 people, 93 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density was 227.0 PD/sqmi. There were 99 housing units at an average density of 105.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 93 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,095. About 11.1% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

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Elmore, Minnesota

Elmore is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 census. Elmore was the boyhood home of former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale.

History
A post office called Elmore has been in operation since 1863. The city was named for Andrew E. Elmore, an early settler.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.92 sqmi, all land. Elmore borders the state of Iowa to its south.

U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in the community.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 663 people, 266 households, and 158 families living in the city. The population density was 720.7 PD/sqmi. There were 320 housing units at an average density of 347.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.2% White, 2.7% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.1% of the population.

There were 266 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82.

The median age in the city was 38.6 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 735 people, 305 households, and 185 families living in the city. The population density was 815.9 PD/sqmi. There were 338 housing units at an average density of 375.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.11% White, 1.77% African American, 1.22% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 2.31% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race formed 4.76% of the population.

There were 305 households, of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,146, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $23,906 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,761. About 8.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

title: Elmore, Minnesota


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Elmore Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

Elmore Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census.

Elmore Township was organized in 1858, and named for Andrew E. Elmore, a Wisconsin legislator.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 203 people, 87 households, and 66 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.8 PD/sqmi. There were 97 housing units at an average density of 2.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.06% White, 0.49% African American, 2.46% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 87 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 38.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,806, and the median income for a family was $34,000. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,557. About 5.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.4% of those 65 or over.