Editing Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota

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{{short description|Township in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Stark Township''' is a township in [[Brown County, Minnesota|Brown County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 384 as of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2008-12-31 }}</ref>

==History==
Stark Township was organized in 1868.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n90 71]}}</ref> It was named for August Starck, an early settler and native of Germany.<ref name="history" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 36.1&nbsp;square miles (93.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 35.6&nbsp;square miles (92.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.5&nbsp;square miles (1.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (1.50%) is water.  The [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood]] and [[Little Cottonwood River|Little Cottonwood]] Rivers flow through the township.<ref>{{cite book| title= Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1994 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-222-6 |pages= 31}}</ref>

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Iberia, Minnesota|Iberia]] at {{Coord|44.2391273|-94.6952585|display=inline}}
* [[Stark, Brown County, Minnesota|Stark]] at {{Coord|44.2394052|-94.6497008|display=inline}}

===Major highway===
* [[Image:MN-4.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 4]]

===Lakes===
* [[Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)|Bachelor Lake]]
* Gilman Lake
* Zanders Lake (west three-quarters)

===Adjacent townships===
* [[Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Home Township]] (north)
* [[Milford Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Milford Township]] (northeast)
* [[Sigel Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Sigel Township]] (east)
* [[Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Albin Township]] (south)
* [[Mulligan Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Mulligan Township]] (southwest)
* [[Leavenworth Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Leavenworth Township]] (west)
* [[Prairieville Township, Brown County, Minnesota|Prairieville Township]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 384 people, 137 households, and 102 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 10.8 people per square mile (4.2/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 140 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq&nbsp;mi (1.5/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 137 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,705, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $26,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,716.  About 10.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
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[[Category:Townships in Brown County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]