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Clayton Township, Minnesota | |
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  Clayton Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates:43°37′23″N92°38′21″W / 43.62306°N 92.63917°W /43.62306; -92.63917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mower |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.11 sq mi (93.52 km2) |
| • Land | 36.11 sq mi (93.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 158 |
| • Density | 4.4/sq mi (1.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-11728[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663812[2] |
Clayton Township (formerlyProvidence Township) is atownship inMower County,Minnesota,United States. The population was 178 at the 2000 census. All areas and population centers in the township areunincorporated areas. It was organized in June 1873 and was named for William Z. Clayton, who owned a large tract of land there at the time.[3]
A native ofMaine, William Z. Clayton lived inWinona, Minnesota and summered in Clayton Township. When Mower County was organized, Clayton was one of the townships which did not have enoughsettlers to be organized and thus much of the township was sold tospeculators. By 1870, much of the land had been bought from the speculators, butcrop failures in those early years resulted in manyforeclosures and much of the land returned again to speculators. Clayton andBennington are still the leastpopulated townships of the county with 178 people each.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), all land.
At the 2010census,[1] there were 158 people, 56 households and 47 families residing in the township. Thepopulation density was 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km2). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 1.9/sq mi (0.72/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.75%White, 1.12% fromother races, and 1.12% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
There were 56 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% weremarried couples living together, and 14.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.54.
33.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.6 males.
Themedian household income was $75,739 and the median family income was $80,000. Males had a median income of $32,708 and females $35,833. Theper capita income was $32,453. About 2.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 6.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in adjacent county or counties | |