Moonshine Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 45°32′57″N 96°17′32″W / 45.54917°N 96.29222°W / 45.54917; -96.29222
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Moonshine Township
FIPS code
27-43828[1]
GNIS feature ID0665017[2]

Moonshine Township is a township in

2000 census.[3] Moonshine Township took its name from Moonshine Lake, a lake which was so named on a night when the Moon shone brightly.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.3 km2), of which 37.5 square miles (97.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) (0.08%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Major highway

Lakes

  • Moonshine Lake

Adjacent townships

Demographics

As of the

Asian
.

There were 55 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $11,875 for females. The

poverty line
, including 13.5% of under eighteens and none 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 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 54.