Linden Township, Brown County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°9′17″N 94°25′18″W / 44.15472°N 94.42167°W / 44.15472; -94.42167
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Linden Township
FIPS code
27-37214[1]
GNIS feature ID0664788[2]

Linden Township is a township in

2000 census.[3]

History

Linden Township was organized in 1859, and named for the linden trees contained within its borders.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 35.2 square miles (91.1 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km2) (2.33%) is water.

Unincorporated community

Major highway

Lakes

  • Emerson Lake (drained)
  • Linden Lake
  • Dane Lake (drained)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township includes the following cemeteries: Linden, Mount Pisgah and Rice Lake.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 122 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% 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 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,125, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $28,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including no under eighteens and 4.5% of those over 64.

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. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau website Accessed January 23, 2008