Osceola Township, Renville County, Minnesota

Township in Minnesota, United States

Osceola Township, Minnesota

Township

Osceola Township, Minnesota

Location within the state of Minnesota

Show map of Minnesota

Osceola Township, Minnesota

Osceola Township, Minnesota (the United States)

Show map of the United States

Coordinates: 44°50′35″N 94°48′56″W﻿ / ﻿44.84306°N 94.81556°W﻿ / 44.84306; -94.81556
Country| United States
State| Minnesota
County| Renville
Area

• Total

| 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Land| 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

| 1,112 ft (339 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 219
• Density| 6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 27-48868[1]
GNIS feature ID| 0665228[2]

Osceola Township (/ˌɒsiˈoʊlə/ OSS-ee-OH-lə) is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. At the 2000 census, the township population was 219.

Osceola Township was organized in 1879, and named after Osceola, Wisconsin.[3]

## Geography

[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.0 km2), all land.

## Demographics

[edit]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 219 people, 79 households, and 57 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.0 people per square mile (2.3/km2). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 79 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,917, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,687. About 19.6% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.1% of those 65 or over.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 458.

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Renville County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Olivia

Cities|

* Bird Island
* Buffalo Lake
* Danube
* Fairfax
* Franklin
* Granite Falls‡
* Hector
* Morton
* Olivia
* Redwood Falls‡
* Renville
* Sacred Heart

Map of Minnesota highlighting Renville County

Townships|

* Bandon
* Beaver Falls
* Birch Cooley
* Bird Island
* Boon Lake
* Brookfield
* Cairo
* Camp
* Crooks
* Emmet
* Ericson
* Flora
* Hawk Creek
* Hector
* Henryville
* Kingman
* Martinsburg
* Melville
* Norfolk
* Osceola
* Palmyra
* Preston Lake
* Sacred Heart
* Troy
* Wang
* Wellington
* Winfield

Unincorporated
communities|

* Beaver Falls
* Bechyn
* Churchill
* Lakeside

Ghost town|

* Vicksburg

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* Minnesota portal
* United States portal

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template