Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Pleasant Mound Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 235 as of the 2000 census.[3]

Pleasant Mound Township
Township
Pleasant Mound Township
Location within the state of Minnesota
Pleasant Mound Township
Pleasant Mound Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°53′25″N 94°17′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBlue Earth
Area
 • Total36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,040 ft (317 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total235
 • Density6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-51604[1]
GNIS feature ID0665322[2]

History

Pleasant Mound Township was organized in 1865.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2), all of it land.

Unincorporated communities

Major highways

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains South Saint Johns Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 235 people, 96 households, and 74 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.5 people per square mile (2.5/km2). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 3.0/sq mi (1.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 96 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,614. About 11.3% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 62.
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