| Scandia Valley Township, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| State | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| County | Morrison | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| - Total | 38.7 sq mi (100.3 km²) | ||||||||||||||
| - Land | 30.1 sq mi (78.0 km²) | ||||||||||||||
| - Water | 8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | |||||||||||||||
| - Total | 1,074 | ||||||||||||||
| - Density | 35.7/sq mi (13.8/km²) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | ||||||||||||||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||||||||||||||
| FIPS code | 27-58918GR2 | ||||||||||||||
| GNIS feature ID | 0665565GR3 | ||||||||||||||
Scandia Valley Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.7 square miles (100.3 km²), of which, 30.1 square miles (78.0 km²) of it is land and 8.6 square miles (22.3 km²) of it (22.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,074 people, 489 households, and 337 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.7 people per square mile (13.8/km²). There were 1,423 housing units at an average density of 47.3/sq mi (18.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.16% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population. There were 489 households out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.64. In the township the population was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $45,956. Males had a median income of $34,191 versus $24,821 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,995. About 6.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
