Concord Township is a township in Dodge County,

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, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of

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is located within Concord Township. The city of West Concord is located within the township geographically but is a separate entity. Concord Township was organized in 1858. A large share of the early settlers of the area were from

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, and

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. Concord Township, as well as West Concord located within the township, were both named after Concord, New Hampshire.Robert M. Frame III, Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Perry Nelson House, June 5, 1981; copy accessed at State Historic Preservation Office in the Minnesota History Center.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 587 people, 206 households, and 165 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.93%

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, 0.34%

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, 0.17% Native American, 1.36% from

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, and 1.19% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population. There were 206 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $45,588, and the median income for a family was $47,188. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $22,188 for females. The

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for the township was $16,895. About 5.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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