Geneva Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 43°47′49″N 93°14′4″W / 43.79694°N 93.23444°W / 43.79694; -93.23444
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Geneva Township
FIPS code
27-23372[1]
GNIS feature ID0664255[2]

Geneva Township is a township in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census.

Geneva Township was organized in 1858.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km2), of which 33.0 square miles (85 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (7.24%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.51% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $48,594. Males had a median income of $27,045 versus $28,438 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 1.8% 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. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 200.