Official Name: | Monticello Township, Minnesota |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Minnesota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wright |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 112.5 |
Area Land Km2: | 103.9 |
Area Water Km2: | 8.6 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.4 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.1 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.3 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 4139 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 103.2 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 296 |
Elevation Ft: | 971 |
Coordinates: | 45.2761°N -93.8047°W |
Area Code: | 763 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 27-43792[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0665015[2] |
Monticello Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,139 at the 2000 census.
Monticello Township was organized in 1858.[3] The David Hanaford Farmstead, with surviving buildings from the 1870s, is on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and) (7.66%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 4,139 people, 1,318 households and 1,093 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the township was 97.37% White, 0.24% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.
There were 1,318 households, of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 17.0% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.37.
31.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64 and 6.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median household income was $57,527 and the median family income was $61,857. Males had a median income of $39,656 and females $26,675. The per capita income was $21,154. About 4.0% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.