Mankato Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 1,969 as of the 2010 census. Mankato Township was organized in 1858.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has an area of , of which is land and , or 2.50%, is water. The southeast three-quarters of the city of

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and the west half of the city of Eagle Lake are within the township geographically, as is as the entire city of

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. All are separate entities from the township.

Unincorporated communities

* Belle Haven at * University Park of Mankato at

Major highways

U.S. Highway 14 U.S. Route 14 or U.S. Highway 14 (US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926. It is about long. It is roughly parallel to Interstate 90 (I-90). The highway's eastern termin ...

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Lakes

* Eagle Lake

Adjacent townships

* Lime Township (north) * Jamestown Township (northeast) * Le Ray Township (east) * McPherson Township (southeast) * Decoria Township (south) * Rapidan Township (southwest) * South Bend Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township includes the following cemeteries: Bunker Hill, Calvary, Glenwood, Good Counsel, Grand View Memorial, Mankato, Old Masonic, Sibley Mound, Tivoli and Woodland Hills Memorial Park.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, the township has 1,833 people, 626 households, and 520 families. The population density was . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 22.0/sq mi (8.5/km). The township's racial makeup was 98.09%

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, 0.38%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.87% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population. There were 626 households, of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.19. 29.9% of the township's population was under age 18, 6.8% was from age 18 to 24, 26.4% was from age 25 to 44, 28.3% was from age 45 to 64, and 8.7% was age 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males. The township's median household income was $64,471, and the median family income was $67,143. Males had a median income of $46,151 versus $28,571 for females. The township's

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was $27,189. About 2.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

External links

Mankato Township official website
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