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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 43.8 Km&2 (16.9 Mi&2 ), all land. The Minnesota River forms the township's northern border and one of its tributaries, the Blue Earth River, forms the eastern boundary. South Bend borders Judson Township on the west side, Rapidan Township on the south side and Mankato Township on the east side (separated by the Blue Earth River). In the late 1800's the portion of South Bend Township east of the Blue Earth River was designated as part of Mankato Township. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,491 people, 527 households, and 359 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 34.0/km&2 (88.2/mi&2). There were 559 housing units at an average density of 12.8/km&2 (33.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.32% White , 0.13% African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.47% Asian , 1.14% from Other Races , and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.62% of the population. There were 527 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were Married Couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $46,719. Males had a median income of $33,889 versus $23,239 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $18,038. About 5.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. |
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