Garden City Township, Minnesota
| Garden City Township, Minnesota | |
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The First Baptist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Garden City Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 44°3′36″N 94°11′54″W / 44.06000°N 94.19833°WCoordinates: 44°3′36″N 94°11′54″W / 44.06000°N 94.19833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Blue Earth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Land | 33.1 sq mi (85.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 700 |
| • Density | 21.2/sq mi (8.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56034 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-23102 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664243 |
Garden City Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 700 as of the 2000 census.
The unincorporated community of Garden City is located within Garden City Township. The township is home to the Blue Earth County Fair.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90 km2), of which 33.1 square miles (86 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (5.21%) is water.
The southeast three-quarters of the city of Lake Crystal is within Garden City Township geographically but is a separate entity.
The township includes Garden City Cemetery.
As of the census of 2000, there were 700 people, 268 households, and 209 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.2 people per square mile (8.2/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 8.4/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.14% White, 0.29% Asian, 1.29% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.
There were 268 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% are married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size was 2.92.
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