Dudley Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
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Dudley Township | ||
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FIPS code 27-16462[1] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0664004[2] |
Dudley Township is a township in
Dudley Township was named for Frank E. Dudley, a county commissioner.[3]
History
Voters met and signed a petition in 1899 asking that Township 148, Range 36 be organized as a township under the laws of the state of Minnesota. The laws were followed to the Beltrami County Board's satisfaction and it was ordered that the first election be held on Friday, May 19, 1899, at the home of William McCrehin and further ordered that the township be named Dudley.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81 km2), of which 29.6 square miles (77 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (5.30%) is water.
Demographics
Atf the 2000
There were 123 households, of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.1% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.41.
33.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64 and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males.
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References
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 122.
- ^ Boorman, George and Winifred Boorman (1982). The History of the City of Leonard and Dudley Township. Richards Publishing Co., Inc. p. 10.