Hancock Township, Carver County, Minnesota

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West Union Lutheran Church (1868), in rural Hancock Township, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its important to early Swedish Lutheran settlers in the region.

Hancock Township is a township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 336 as of the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Hancock Township was organized in 1868, and named for Winfield Scott Hancock, a Union Army general in the Civil War, and afterward candidate for President of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.95%) is water.

Township 114 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

Lakes

• Assumption Lake

Adjacent townships

• Benton Township (north)
• Dahlgren Township (northeast)
• San Francisco Township (east)
• Faxon Township, Sibley County (south)
• Washington Lake Township, Sibley County (west)
• Young America Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Bovy Family Cemetery and West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 367 people, 121 households, and 97 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/kmTemplate:Sup). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 7.1/sq mi (2.7/kmTemplate:Sup). The racial makeup of the township was 95.91% White, 3.27% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 121 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $70,938. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,568. About 6.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2020	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|80.3% 175	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|19.3% 42	0.4% 1
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2016	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|71.5% 148	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|18.8% 39	9.7% 20
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2012	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|65.1% 140	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|33.5% 72	1.4% 3
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2008	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|68.1% 147	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|28.2% 61	3.7% 8
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|71.3% 154	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|26.9% 58	1.8% 4
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2000	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|68.1% 130	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|25.7% 49	6.2% 12
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1996	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|47.2% 92	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|39.5% 77	13.3% 26
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1992	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|47.9% 81	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|25.4% 43	26.7% 45
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1988	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|67.4% 116	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.6% 56	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1984	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|68.1% 124	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|31.9% 58	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1980	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|65.0% 126	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|27.8% 54	7.2% 14
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|1976	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|48.6% 89	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|49.2% 90	2.2% 4
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1968	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|70.2% 118	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|27.4% 46	2.4% 4
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1964	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|60.1% 98	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|39.3% 64	0.6% 1
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1960	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|78.9% 135	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|21.1% 36	0.0% 0

References

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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