Young America Township, Carver County, Minnesota
township in Carver County, Minnesota
Young America Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 683 as of the 2020 census. Although dominated by agriculture, it was also home to a rebate-processing center for the Young America Corporation until 2015.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88.3 km2), of which 32.8 square miles (84.9 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (3.81%) is water.
The cities of Norwood Young America and Hamburg are located entirely within the township geographically but are separate entities.
Township 115 North, Range 26 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.
Lakes
Barnes Lake
Brand Lake
Braunworth Lake
Frederick Lake
Hoefkin Lake (west edge)
Tiger Lake
Young American Lake
Adjacent townships
Camden Township (north)
Waconia Township (northeast)
Benton Township (east)
Hancock Township (southeast)
Washington Lake Township, Sibley County (south)
Green Isle Township, Sibley County (southwest)
Helen Township, McLeod County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Emanuel Lutheran Church, Ferguson, Reformed Church, Saint Johns and Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 212
Minnesota State Highway 5
Minnesota State Highway 25
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 838 people, 267 households, and 229 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.6 people per square mile (9.9/km2). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2).
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