Judson Township, Minnesota | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Minnesota | |
Coordinates: 44°9′7″N 94°11′28″W / 44.15194°N 94.19111°WCoordinates: 44°9′7″N 94°11′28″W / 44.15194°N 94.19111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Blue Earth |
Area | |
• Total | 37.2 sq mi (96.4 km2) |
• Land | 36.6 sq mi (94.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 591 |
• Density | 16.1/sq mi (6.2/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 27-32210 |
GNIS feature ID | 0664590 |
Judson Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 591 as of the 2000 census.
Judson Township was organized in 1858, and named for Adoniram Judson, an American missionary.
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the United States: Township 108 North, Range 28 West, Fifth Meridian, 23,193 Acres. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km2), of which 36.6 square miles (95 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (1.61%) is water.
The north quarter of the city of Lake Crystal is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.
The township includes the following cemeteries: Holy Family and Jerusalem.
The 2000 census enumerated 591 people, 232 households, and 168 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.1 people per square mile (6.2/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.66% White and 0.34% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 232 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.96.