Lura Township, Faribault County, Minnesota

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Lura Township, Faribault County, Minnesota - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 43°48′28″N 93°56′59″W / 43.80778°N 93.94972°W

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Lura Township
Township
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Coordinates: 43°48′28″N 93°56′59″W / 43.80778°N 93.94972°W / 43.80778; -93.94972
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Faribault
Area
• Total	35.2 sq mi (91.0 km²)
• Land	35.2 sq mi (91.0 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,050 ft (320 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	217
• Density	6.2/sq mi (2.4/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-38528^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0664838^[2]

Lura Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.

Lura Township was organized in 1864, and named after Lura Lake.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 217 people, 81 households, and 63 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.2 inhabitants per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 2.4 per square mile (0.93/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.17% White, 1.84% African American, 3.69% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.15% of the population.

There were 81 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,344. About 17.9% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 187.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Faribault County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Blue Earth
Cities	Blue Earth Bricelyn Delavan Easton Elmore Frost Kiester Minnesota Lake‡ Walters Wells Winnebago	Map of Minnesota highlighting Faribault County
Townships	Barber Blue Earth City Brush Creek Clark Delavan Dunbar Elmore Emerald Foster Jo Daviess Kiester Lura Minnesota Lake Pilot Grove Prescott Rome Seely Verona Walnut Lake Winnebago City
Unincorporated communities	Baroda Brush Creek Dell Guckeen Huntley Marna Pilot Grove
Ghost towns	Clayton Homedahl Walnut Lake
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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