Austin Township, Mower County, Minnesota

Austin Township is a

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.2 square miles (76 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

There were 507 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,958, and the median income for a family was $54,167. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $19,779 for females. The

Communities

Varco Station

Varco Station was a small village which used to be about three miles south of the city of

• Cedar City Cemetery is located in the far southeast corner of the southeast quadrant of section 32 of the township. The land was donated by David Chandler, the first settler of the short-lived community of
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  of the Mower County Mirror. Strips of land were added at various times over the years, the largest addition coming in 1957, a donation by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brown.
• Rose Creek Cemetery is located in the southwest quadrant of section 34 of the township on the banks of Rose Creek.
• Calvary Cemetery is located in section 10 of the township within Austin's city limits.

References

Further reading

• Mower County History Committee (1984). Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota. Lake Mills, Iowa: Graphic Pub. Co.
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  .