Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota

Township in Minnesota, United States

44°14′52″N 94°41′18″W / 44.24778°N 94.68833°W / 44.24778; -94.68833CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyBrownArea

• Total36.1 sq mi (93.6 km²) • Land35.6 sq mi (92.2 km²) • Water0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)Elevation

1,007 ft (307 m)Population

(2000)

• Total384 • Density10.8/sq mi (4.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code27-62518^[1]GNIS feature ID0665700^[2]

Stark Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 384 as of the 2000 census.^[3]

History

Stark Township was organized in 1868.^[4] It was named for August Starck, an early settler and native of Germany.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) (1.50%) is water. The Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood Rivers flow through the township.^[5]

Unincorporated communities

Iberia at 44°14′21″N 94°41′43″W / 44.2391273°N 94.6952585°W / 44.2391273; -94.6952585
Stark at 44°14′22″N 94°38′59″W / 44.2394052°N 94.6497008°W / 44.2394052; -94.6497008

Major highway

Minnesota State Highway 4

Lakes

Bachelor Lake
Gilman Lake
Zanders Lake (west three-quarters)

Adjacent townships

Home Township (north)
Milford Township (northeast)
Sigel Township (east)
Albin Township (south)
Mulligan Township (southwest)
Leavenworth Township (west)
Prairieville Township (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 384 people, 137 households, and 102 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.8 people per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.26% African American, 1.30% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 137 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,705, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $26,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,716. About 10.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved December 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 71.
^ Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1994. p. 31. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.