Castle Rock Township, Minnesota
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Location in Minnesota
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Minnesota | ||
| County : | Dakota County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 35 ′ N , 93 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,342 (as of 2010) 3,279,833 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 14.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.72 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 92.72 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 286 m | ||
| Postal code : | 55010 | ||
| Area code : | +1 952 | ||
| FIPS : | 27-10306 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 663763 | ||
| Website : | www.castlerocktownship.com | ||
The Castle Rock Township is one of 17 townships in Dakota County in the southeastern center of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 the Castle Rock Township had 1,342 residents.
Castle Rock Township is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .
geography
The Castle Rock Township is located in the southern suburbs of the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin , is located around 25 km northeast of the township.
The Castle Rock Township lies at 44 ° 34'48 "north latitude and 93 ° 06'21" west longitude and extends over 92.72 km².
The Castle Rock Township is located in the south of Dakota County and is bordered to the north by Empire Township , to the northeast by Vermillion Township , to the east by Hampton Township , to the southeast by Randolph Township and Stanton Township in Goodhue County , to the south to Sciota Township , to the southwest to Waterford Township and Greenvale Township and to the west to Eureka Township . The towns of Farmington (in the northwest), Hampton (in the east) and Randolph (in the southeast) also border the Castle Rock Township directly.
traffic
The northern border of the township is formed by Minnesota State Route 50 . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate partially unpaved roads.
A railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway runs through the west of Castle Rock Township in a north-south direction .
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport , the approximately 50 km northeast of Castle Rock Township is located, is the nearest airport.
Demographic data
Castle Rock Township had 1,342 people in 504 households according to the 2010 census . The population density was 14.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.66 people lived in each of the 504 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 74,961 USD . The per capita income was $ 34,359. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Castle Rock Township
In addition to scattered settlements, Castle Rock is a settlement with the status of " Unincorporated Community " in the township .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 8, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 8, 2013