Monticello Township, Minnesota | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Minnesota | |
Coordinates: 45°16′34″N 93°48′17″W / 45.27611°N 93.80472°WCoordinates: 45°16′34″N 93°48′17″W / 45.27611°N 93.80472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Wright |
Area | |
• Total | 43.4 sq mi (112.5 km2) |
• Land | 40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2) |
• Water | 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,139 |
• Density | 103.2/sq mi (39.8/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 763 |
FIPS code | 27-43792 |
GNIS feature ID | 0665015 |
Monticello Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,139 at the 2000 census.
Monticello Township was organized in 1858. The David Hanaford Farmstead, with surviving buildings from the 1870s, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 43.5 square miles (112.5 km²); 40.1 square miles (103.9 km²) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²) of it (7.66%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,139 people, 1,318 households, and 1,093 families residing in the township. The population density was 103.2 people per square mile (39.8/km²). There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of 33.8/sq mi (13.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 0.24% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.
There were 1,318 households out of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.37.