New Market Township, Minnesota
| New Market Township, Minnesota | |
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| Township | |
 New Market Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 44°35′2″N 93°19′42″W / 44.58389°N 93.32833°WCoordinates: 44°35′2″N 93°19′42″W / 44.58389°N 93.32833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Scott |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.8 sq mi (87.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.8 sq mi (87.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,073 ft (327 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,057 |
| • Density | 90.5/sq mi (35.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55054 |
| Area code(s) | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-45754 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665104 |
New Market Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,057 at the 2000 census.
New Market Township was originally called Jackson Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1858. A few months later, the name was changed to New Market.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.6 km²); 33.8 square miles (87.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.21%) is water. The Credit River flows northwardly through the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,057 people, 956 households, and 834 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.5 people per square mile (35.0/km²). There were 976 housing units at an average density of 28.9/sq mi (11.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.23% White, 0.20% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
There were 956 households out of which 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.0% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 8.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.39.
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