Weimer Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census.

Weimer Township, Minnesota
Township
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Coordinates: 43°48′10″N 95°17′7″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
• Land	30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2)
• Water	4.3 sq mi (11.2 km2)
Elevation	1,407 ft (429 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	172
• Density	5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-69016[1]
GNIS feature ID	0665946[2]

Weimer Township was organized in 1871, and named after Weimar, Germany, the native home of an early settler.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²), of which 30.6 square miles (79.3 km²) is land and 4.3 square miles (11.2 km²) (12.35%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 172 people, 67 households, and 50 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.6 people per square mile (2.2/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km²). Everybody in town is white.

There were 67 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.

Latest Real estate static information released by Niche shows that this city has the median home value of $172,900. Rural ratio of rented houses in this town is about 13% which makes the owned house ratio by 87%. [4]

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 males, there were 126.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 115.0 females.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Females had a median income of $25,625 versus $16,250 for males. The per capita income for the township was $16,587. About 4.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those 65 or over.

Politics

Weimer Township is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Mankato educator Tim Walz, a Democrat. At the state level, Weimer Township is located in Senate District 22, represented by Republican Doug Magnus, and in House District 22B, represented by Republican Rod Hamilton.

References

На других языках

[es] Municipio de Weimer (condado de Jackson, Minnesota)

[ru] Ваймер (тауншип, Миннесота)