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Revision as of 22:02, 23 February 2006 by AugieWest (talk | contribs) (Avoided disambiguation page)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Young America Township is a township located in Carver County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 838. Of interesting note, due to presence of a major rebate-processing center, the town has more than 20 ZIP codes, including the ZIP code 55555. 55397 is the actual delivery ZIP for the town, all ZIPs beginning with 555 are rebate/contest/fulfillment ZIPs.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 88.3 km² (34.1 mi²). 84.9 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.81% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 838 people, 267 households, and 229 families residing in the township. The population density is 9.9/km² (25.6/mi²). There are 271 housing units at an average density of 3.2/km² (8.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 97.37% White, 0.36% African American, 0.00% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 267 households out of which 40.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.2% are married couples living together, 3.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% are non-families. 10.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.09 and the average family size is 3.33.
In the township the population is spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 116.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 117.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $65,000, and the median income for a family is $70,625. Males have a median income of $37,426 versus $29,792 for females. The per capita income for the township is $23,216. 3.0% of the population and 2.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.5% of those under the age of 18 and 13.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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