Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.5 square miles (136 km²), of which 52.3 square miles (135 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.29%) is water.

The city of Sleepy Eye is entirely within the township geographically but is a separate entity.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 800 people, 227 households, and 182 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.3 people per square mile (5.9/km²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.62% White, 0.25% Asian, 0.12% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population.

There were 227 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 0.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $56,389. Males had a median income of $32,841 versus $25,673 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,139. None of the families and 4.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 17.4% of those over 64.

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)