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Frankford Township, Mower County, Minnesota

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'''Frankford Township''' is a [[township (United States)|township]] in [[Mower County, Minnesota]], United States. The population was 358 at the 2000 census. The largest town located partially within the township is [[Grand Meadow, Minnesota|Grand Meadow]], with a population of 945 people. The eastern half of Grand Meadow is in Frankford Township and the western half is in [[Grand Meadow Township, Mower County, Minnesota|Grand Meadow Township]]. All other areas of the township are [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]]. There was a village called Frankford on Deer Creek in the far eastern part of the township near [[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore County]]. It almost became the [[county seat]] but lost this distinction to [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|30.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|30.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.03% is water.

==Demographics==
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 358 people, 125 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 11.9 people per square mile (4.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 131 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 125 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the township the age distribution of the population showed 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,250, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $31,771 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,845. About 4.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Frankford Village==
The village of Frankford Village was settled along the banks of Deer Creek in 1854 by Lewis Patchin, Bartlett Leathers, and Byron Woodworth. The town was [[plat]]ted in 1856<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n379 360]}}</ref> and it was declared the county seat. At one time it was a bustling [[American frontier|frontier]] village that had three stores, a schoolhouse, a cemetery, three [[blacksmith]] and [[wagon]] shops, a [[gristmill]], a chair and [[coffin]] factory, a shoe shop and the Patchin Hotel which also served as the [[post office]]. [[County court]] was held here and the county's records were stored in an upstairs room of Patchin's Hotel. After being passed over as the [[county seat|county's seat]], its population slowly dwindled. When the [[Southern Minnesota Railroad]] was laid in 1870 it ran four miles south of the village and this development is what ultimately spelled doom for the once-thriving community. Rather than move the city ''to'' the railroad as the citizens of the [[Old Village of Le Roy]] did, the citizens simply relocated to other parts of the township and county. All that is left of the old village is a cemetery, which is still used, that can be found in the northeast quadrant of section 24 of Frankford Township. The old hotel still stands but now a residential area now.The old school was taking down in the 1970s.

==Cemeteries==
*Frankford Cemetery is located in the northeast quadrant of section 24 of the township. It is directly south of the Old Frankford Village.
*Bear Creek Cemetery is located in the southeast quadrant of section 7 of the township. Its oldest known burial dates to 1872.
*Methodist Norwegian Cemetery is a deserted cemetery located in the southeast quadrant of section 7 of the township. Its last burial dates to 1940.
*Sever Temanson Cemetery is located in the southwest corner of the northwest quadrant of section 8 of the township. It is now not used, but it was used for burials between 1854 and 1870.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota|year=1984|author=Mower County History Committee|publisher=Graphic Pub. Co.|publication-place=Lake Mills, Iowa|lccn=84-062356|oclc=13009348}}

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Udolpho Township, Mower County, Minnesota

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'''Udolpho Township''' is a [[township (United States)|township]] in [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 458 at the 2000 census. There are no recognized [[city|cities]] or [[town]]s and the whole township is an [[unincorporated area]]. [[Blooming Prairie, Minnesota|Blooming Prairie]] is only about a quarter of a mile away in [[Steele County, Minnesota|Steele County]] to the north. The township's name is taken from a [[gothic novel]] titled ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'' by the [[England|English]] author [[Ann Radcliffe]].

==History==
Udolpho Township was organized in 1858, and named after the novel ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'' by [[Ann Radcliffe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n381 362]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 458 people, 163 households, and 139 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 12.7 people per square mile (4.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 4.8/sq mi (1.9/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 98.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 163 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,179, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $20,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,140. About 5.0% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Corning===
Corning is a small [[unincorporated area]] on the southern border with [[Lansing Township, Minnesota|Lansing Township]]. It is located along [[Minnesota State Highway 251]].

===Madison===
Madison is a former village (now just a farm field) off [[U.S. Route 218#Michigan|U.S. Route 218]] that once had a [[hotel]], store, [[livery]], [[post office]] and a [[sawmill]]. The [[Milwaukee Road]] refused to stop at Madison because it was so close to [[Lansing Township, Minnesota#Lansing|Lansing]], a stop less than 4 miles away. The village was started on September 3, 1857, and it was declared dead in 1907.

==Cemeteries==
*Red Oak Grove Cemetery is located in the southwest corner of the southwest quadrant of section 19 of the township. It is one and a half miles north of Corning on Mower/Freeborn Road. Its oldest known [[burial]] dates to 1857.
*Udolpho Cemetery is located in the northeast corner of the northwest quadrant of section 21 of the township. Its oldest known [[burial]] dates to 1862.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota|year=1984|author=Mower County History Committee|publisher=Graphic Pub. Co.|publication-place=Lake Mills, Iowa|lccn=84-062356|oclc=13009348}}

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