Collegeville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota

Collegeville Township, Minnesota
Township
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Stearns
Area
• Total	35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Land	31.6 sq mi (82.0 km2)
• Water	3.5 sq mi (8.9 km2)
Elevation	1,171 ft (357 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,516
• Density	111.1/sq mi (42.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56321
Area code	320
FIPS code	27-12592Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0663847Template:GR

Collegeville Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,516 at the 2000 census. The township is home to Saint John's University, a Catholic school that is notable as being one of a small number of all-male colleges remaining in the United States. The presence of SJU has special implications for the demographics of the township, as seen below.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.9 km²). 31.6 square miles (81.9 km²) of it is land and 3.5 square miles (8.9 km²) of it (9.83%) is water.

Collegeville Township is located in Township 124 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 30 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.

Interstate 94; and County Roads 159, 75, and 3 are four of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,516 people, 669 households, and 559 families residing in the township. The population density was 111.1 people per square mile (42.9/km²). There were 721 housing units at an average density of 22.8/sq mi (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.07% White, 0.63% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 669 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.11.

The age distribution was 16.7% under the age of 18, 41.6% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 261.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 320.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,146, and the median income for a family was $62,750. Males had a median income of $36,926 versus $27,391 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,348. About 0.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

• Saint John's Arboretum
• Saint John's University