Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County, Minnesota

Blooming Prairie Township, Minnesota
Township
Blooming Prairie Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota Blooming Prairie Township, Minnesota Blooming Prairie Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°53′45″N 93°5′44″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Steele
Area
• Total	35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2)
• Land	34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	1,250 ft (381 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	519
• Density	15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55917
Area code	507
FIPS code	27-06598
GNIS feature ID	0663620

Blooming Prairie Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census.

History

Blooming Prairie Township was originally called Oak Glen Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1867. The name was changed to Blooming Prairie in 1873.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km²), of which 34.5 square miles (89 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.49%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.1 inhabitants per square mile (5.8/km²). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.11% White, 0.19% African American, 2.12% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 177 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the township the population was spread out, with 33.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $24,219 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,189. About 9.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.