Lynden Township, Stearns County, Minnesota

Lynden Township, Minnesota
FIPS code		27-38780[1]
GNIS feature ID	0664847[2]

Lynden Township is a township in

Lynden Township was organized in 1859.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.5 sq mi (66 km²), of which 23.9 sq mi (62 km²) is land and 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²) (6.20%) is water.

It is bounded on the east by the Mississippi River.

Lynden Township is located mainly in Township 122 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 27 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 642 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,765, and the median income for a family was $59,259. Males had a median income of $39,306 versus $26,042 for females. The

, including 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.6% of those 65 and older.

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