Belvidere Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
| Belvidere Township, Minnesota | |
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| Township | |
 Belvidere Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 44°25′28″N 92°29′31″W / 44.42444°N 92.49194°WCoordinates: 44°25′28″N 92°29′31″W / 44.42444°N 92.49194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Goodhue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 458 |
| • Density | 12.9/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 27-05032 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663563 |
Belvidere Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 458 at the 2000 census.
Belvidere Township was organized in 1858.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km2), all of it land.
Belvidere Mills is still an existing, unincorporated community in sections 4 and 5 of Belvidere Township. A post office was located in Belvidere Mills from 1877 to 1905, as well as a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad.
A post office existed within the township from 1878 to 1883, by the name of Thoten, and briefly by the name of Belvidere. The community of Thoten/Belvidere also had a flour mill on Wells Creek.
As of the census of 2000, there were 458 people, 149 households, and 120 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.9 people per square mile (5.0/km²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.16% White, 0.44% Native American, 1.31% Asian, and 1.09% from two or more races.
There were 149 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.43.
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