Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pleasant Mound Township, Minnesota
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Blue Earth

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area_total_km2 = 93.2
area_land_km2 = 93.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 235
population_density_km2 = 2.5
population_density_sq_mi = 6.5

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 317
elevation_ft = 1040
latd = 43 |latm = 53 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 17 |longs = 57 |longEW = W

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Pleasant Mound Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 235 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 235 people, 96 households, and 74 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.5 people per square mile (2.5/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 3.0/sq mi (1.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 96 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,614. About 11.3% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

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