Wilmont Township, Minnesota
| Wilmont Township, Minnesota | |
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| Township | |
 Wilmont Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 43°48′44″N 95°52′58″W / 43.81222°N 95.88278°WCoordinates: 43°48′44″N 95°52′58″W / 43.81222°N 95.88278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nobles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,759 ft (536 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 228 |
| • Density | 6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56185 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-70600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666007 |
Wilmont Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 228 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²), all of it land. The main geographic feature of Wilmont Township is the Buffalo Ridge, a drainage divide separating the Mississippi River and Missouri River systems.
Main highways include:
Organization of Willmont Township (note the double-L) was approved by the Nobles County Board on November 12, 1878. There was a general disagreement over the township name, one faction wishing to call it Willumet, and the other favoring Lamont. On November 22, 1878, a compromise was reached, and the township was formally named Willmont. When the town of Wilmont was established in 1899, one L was dropped to distinguish it from Willmont Township. Somewhere along the line, the township name was also changed to Wilmont (single-L). The reason for this change remains obscure.
As of the census of 2000, there were 228 people, 80 households, and 67 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.4 people per square mile (2.5/km²). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 2.4/sq mi (0.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 2.19% Asian, and 0.44% from two or more races.
There were 80 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.
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