| Official Name: | Rich Valley Township, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Rich Valley Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McLeod |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.3 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 669 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 18.5 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 305 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1001 |
| Coordinates: | 44.8583°N -94.2014°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 55336 (Glencoe) 55381 (Silver Lake) 55350 (Hutchinson) 55356 (Lester Prairie) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-085-54322[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0665417[4] |
Rich Valley Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 669 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township was named for the fertile soil of the Crow River valley.[5]
The township is in central McLeod County. Glencoe, the county seat, is 8miles south of the center of the township, while Hutchinson, the largest city in the county, is 9miles to the west-northwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rich Valley Township has a total area of, of which 0.1sqmi, or 0.33%, are water.[1] The township is drained by the South Fork of the Crow River, flowing from southwest to the east.
As of the census of 2000, there were 727 people, 263 households, and 206 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.1 people per square mile (7.8/km). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.90% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 263 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.4% 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 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $49,318, and the median income for a family was $55,104. Males had a median income of $35,972 versus $23,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,226. About 2.4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.