Editing Dovray Township, Murray County, Minnesota

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'''Dovray Township''' is a township in [[Murray County, Minnesota|Murray County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census. Dovray is located in Southwest Minnesota on the eastern side of Murray County. It is five minutes from [[Currie, Minnesota|Currie]], fifteen minutes from Lake Shetek State Park, and twenty minutes northeast of [[Slayton, Minnesota|Slayton]].

Dovray Township was organized in 1879, and named after [[Dovre]] in Norway.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n384 365]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.3|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}  (1.04%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 167 people, 71 households, and 49 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|4.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 81 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 71 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 153.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,694, and the median income for a family was $37,222. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $28,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,242. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Politics==
Dovray Township is located in [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] educator [[Tim Walz]], a [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|Democrat]]. At the state level, Dovray Township is located in [[Minnesota Senate|Senate]] District 22, represented by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Doug Magnus]], and in [[Minnesota House of Representatives|House]] District 22A, represented by Republican [[Joe Schomacker]].

==References==
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[[Category:Townships in Murray County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]