Jay Township, Martin County, Minnesota
township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States
Jay Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census.
Jay Township was organized in 1872, and named for John Jay (1745–1829), American politician and jurist.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 269 people, 97 households, and 80 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.4 inhabitants per square mile (2.9/km2). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.77% White, 0.37% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
There were 97 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families.
“Jay Township, Martin County, Minnesota” enters the record as township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Township, Martin and County can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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