Editing Eglon Township, Clay County, Minnesota

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'''Eglon Township''' is a township in [[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 440 at the 2000 census.

Eglon Township was named directly or indirectly after [[Eglon, Canaan|Eglon]] in ancient Palestine.<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/n134 115]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}} (5.39%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 440 people, 152 households, and 136 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|12.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 159 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 152 households, out of which 41.4% had children under 18 living with them, 80.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.9% were non-families. 8.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.89, and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,318, and the median income for a family was $50,781. Males had a median income of $33,250 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,356.  None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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[[Category:Townships in Clay County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]