Verdon Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 45 at the 2010 census.

Etymology

Verdon Township was named for Verdon Wells, son of the town's postmaster, E. B. Wells.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.31%, is water.

Major highway

* Minnesota State Highway 65

Lakes

* Oxbow Lake

Adjacent townships

* Ball Bluff Township (northeast) * Cornish Township (east) * Turner Township (southeast) * Libby Township (south)

Cemeteries

The township contains Verdon Cemetery.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 44 people, 23 households and 14 families residing in the township. The

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was . There were 44 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the township was 95.45%

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, 2.27%

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and 2.27% Asian. There were 23 households, of which 4.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were

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living together and 34.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.40. 6.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 13.6% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64 and 36.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 158.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 156.3 males. The

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was $39,375 and the median family income was $38,125. Males had a median income of $14,375 and females $39,375. The

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was $20,226. There were no families and 13.0% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.

References

External links

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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