Forestville Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 43°37′18″N 92°16′58″W / 43.62167°N 92.28278°W / 43.62167; -92.28278
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Forestville Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-21860[1]
GNIS feature ID0664197[2]

Forestville Township is a township in

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park
.

Forestville Township was organized in 1855, and named for Forest Henry, an early settler.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 150 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% 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 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $50,500. Males had a median income of $27,333 versus $25,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "United States Census" (PDF). Census.gov. July 1, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 193.