View source for Clayton Township, Mower County, Minnesota

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'''Clayton Township''' (formerly '''Providence Township''') is a [[Township (United States)|township]] in [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]]. The population was 178 at the 2000 census. All areas and population centers in the township are [[unincorporated area]]s. It was organized in June 1873 and was named for William Z. Clayton, who owned a large tract of land there at the time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n379 360]}}</ref>
==History==
A native of [[Maine]], William Z. Clayton lived in [[Winona, Minnesota]] and summered in Clayton Township. When Mower County was organized, Clayton was one of the townships which did not have enough [[settler]]s to be organized and thus much of the township was sold to [[speculator]]s. By 1870, much of the land had been bought from the speculators, but [[crop]] failures in those early years resulted in many [[foreclosure]]s and much of the land returned again to speculators. Clayton and [[Bennington Township, Minnesota|Bennington]] are still the least [[population|populated]] townships of the county with 178 people each.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.
==Demographics==
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 158 people, 56 households and 47 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 1.9/sq&nbsp;mi (0.72/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.12% of the population.
There were 56 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 14.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.54.
33.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.6 males.
The [[median household income]] was $75,739 and the median family income was $80,000. Males had a median income of $32,708 and females $35,833. The [[per capita income]] was $32,453. About 2.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
==Cemetery==
* Marshall Lutheran Cemetery is located in the township. Its oldest known [[burial]] dates to 1877.
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota|year=1984|author=Mower County History Committee|publisher=Graphic Pub. Co.|location=Lake Mills, Iowa|isbn=9780881880229|lccn=84-062356|oclc=13009348}}
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