Limestone Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°30′N 96°9′W / 44.500°N 96.150°W / 44.500; -96.150
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Limestone Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-37106[1]
GNIS feature ID0664784[2]

Limestone Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census.

Limestone Township was named for the limestone boulders dotting its landscape.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (89.6 km2), of which 34.3 square miles (88.8 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km2) (0.95%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.52% of the population.

There were 61 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $12,083 versus $20,417 for females. The

poverty line
, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 19.4% of those 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. 308.