Mandt Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Mandt Township is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census.

History

Mandt Township was organized in 1876, and named for Engelbreth T. Mandt, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²), of which, 35.5 square miles (91.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 175 people, 74 households, and 58 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.9 people per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 2.3/sq mi (0.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 74 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.67.