Gordon Township, Todd County, Minnesota

Gordon Township, Minnesota
FIPS code		27-24578[1]
GNIS feature ID	0664299[2]

Gordon Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 545 at the 2000 census and 659 in the 2020 census.^[3]

Gordon Township was organized in 1869, and named for farmer J. M. Gordon, who was a member of the first board of Todd County Commissioners.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90 km²), of which 27.9 square miles (72 km²) is land and 7.1 square miles (18 km²) (20.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 214 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,531, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,125 for females. The

, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

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