Editing Watab Township, Benton County, Minnesota

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{{short description|Township in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Watab Township''' is an [[Urban township (Minnesota)|urban township]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.watabtownship.com/Ordinance_4_Regulating_Town_Road_Rights-of-Way.pdf| title=An Ordinance Regarding Town Road Rights-of-Way| publisher=Watab Township| accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> in [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, located north of the mouth of [[Watab River|Watab Creek]] on the opposite side of the [[Mississippi River]] in [[Sartell, Minnesota|Sartell]]. The population was 3,093 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2700968476| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212151441/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2700968476| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Watab township, Benton County, Minnesota| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
Watab Township was organized in 1858.<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/n70 51]}}</ref> It took its name from the nearby mouth of the [[Watab River]].<ref name="history" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|58.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|52.6|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 9.39%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

It is slightly larger than half of a normal (36-section) township, being bounded on the west by the [[Mississippi River]].

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Watab, Minnesota|Watab]]

===Major highway===
* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]]

===Lakes===
* Little Rock Lake (south half)
* Unnamed Lake

===Adjacent townships===
* [[Graham Township, Benton County, Minnesota|Graham Township]] (northeast)
* [[Mayhew Lake Township, Benton County, Minnesota|Mayhew Lake Township]] (east)
* [[Minden Township, Benton County, Minnesota|Minden Township]] (southeast)
* [[Sauk Rapids Township, Benton County, Minnesota|Sauk Rapids Township]] (south)
* [[Le Sauk Township, Stearns County, Minnesota|Le Sauk Township, Stearns County]] (southwest)
* [[Brockway Township, Stearns County, Minnesota|Brockway Township, Stearns County]] (west)
* [[Langola Township, Benton County, Minnesota|Langola Township]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,920 people, 1,036 households, and 812 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|143.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 1,036 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,604, and the median income for a family was $53,542. Males had a median income of $35,750 versus $22,017 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,554.  About 4.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
* [http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
* [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.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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==External links==
*[http://www.watabtownship.com/ Watab Township official site]

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[[Category:Townships in Benton County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:St. Cloud, Minnesota metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]