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{{short description|Former township in Minnesota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Wyoming Township |settlement_type = Former township |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> ||pushpin_map = Minnesota |pushpin_label = Wyoming Township |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Minnesota |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Minnesota]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 83.7 |area_land_km2 = 76.8 |area_water_km2 = 6.9 |area_total_sq_mi = 32.3 |area_land_sq_mi = 29.7 |area_water_sq_mi = 2.6 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 4379 |population_density_km2 = 57.0 |population_density_sq_mi = 147.6 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 280 |elevation_ft = 919 |coordinates = {{coord|45|20|0|N|92|57|16|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 55092 |area_code = [[Area code 651|651]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 27-72040<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0666065<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }} '''Wyoming Township''' is a former township in [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 4,379 at the 2000 census. ==History== Wyoming Township was organized in 1858, and named after the [[Wyoming Valley]], in Pennsylvania.<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/n129 110]}}</ref> On August 15, 2008, the entire township was annexed in parts to the neighboring cities of [[Wyoming, Minnesota|Wyoming]], [[Chisago City, Minnesota|Chisago City]], and [[Stacy, Minnesota|Stacy]], thus rendering the township government defunct.<ref>[http://mn.gov/oah/multimedia/pdf/033017176_rt.pdf State of Minnesota, Office of Administrative Hearings, OAH Docket No. 12-0330-17176-BA]</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 32.3 square miles (83.7 km{{sup|2}}), of which 29.7 square miles (76.8 km{{sup|2}}) was land and 2.7 square miles (6.9 km{{sup|2}}), or 8.20%, was water. It was not listed as a separate entity in the 2010 census. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1860= 240 |1870= 522 |1880= 450 |1890= 580 |1900= 752 |1910= 605 |1920= 710 |1930= 638 |1940= 605 |1950= 566 |1960= 639 |1970= 1262 |1980= 2312 |1990= 2967 |2000= 4379 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=May 26, 2019}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,379 people, 1,438 households, and 1,207 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|147.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,490 housing units at an average density of {{convert|50.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 1,438 households, out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.30. In the township the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $67,598, and the median income for a family was $70,313. Males had a median income of $45,065 versus $31,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,204. About 1.4% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Chisago County, Minnesota}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Chisago County, Minnesota]] [[Category:Defunct townships in Minnesota]]
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