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Verdon Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Verdon Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 40 in the 2020 census.

Etymology

Verdon Township was named for Verdon Wells, son of the town's postmaster, E. B. Wells.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km), of which 35.8 square miles (92.6 km) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km), or 1.31%, is water.

Major highway

Lakes

  • Oxbow Lake

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Verdon Cemetery.

Demographics

At the 2020 census. there were 40 people and 14 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.1 per square mile (0.42/km). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 1.18 per square mile (0.46/km). The racial make-up of the township was 88.37% White, 9.30% Hispanic, and 2.32% American Indian.

There were 16 households, of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.50% were married couples living together and 62.50% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.0.

The median household income was not listed and 3.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Verdon township, Aitkin County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 17.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Verdon township, Aitkin County, Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2013.