Editing Sanford Township, Grant County, Minnesota

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{{short description|Township in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Sanford Township''' is a township in [[Grant County, Minnesota|Grant County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census.

Sanford Township was organized in 1882, and named for Henry F. Sanford, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|authorlink=Warren Upham|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/n235 216]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 34.2&nbsp;square miles (88.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 32.1&nbsp;square miles (83.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 2.0&nbsp;square miles (5.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (5.92%) is water.

==Demographics==
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 169 people, 59 households and 52 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 5.3 per square mile (2.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 2.0/sq&nbsp;mi (0.8/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 59 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.2% were non-families. 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.08.

30.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.

The [[median household income]] was $45,417 and the median family income was $48,750. Males had a median income of $33,125 compared with  $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,169. None of the population or families were below the [[poverty line]].

==References==
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{{Grant County, Minnesota}}

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