Acoma Township, McLeod County, Minnesota

Acoma Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2000 census.Acoma Township was named after the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8sqmi, of which 31.5sqmi of it is land and 3.3sqmi of it (9.57%) is water.The town hall address is 23486 230th St, Hutchinson, MN 55350 and is also the polling place for that area.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,185 people, 387 households, and 332 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.7 people per square mile (14.5/km²). There were 397 housing units at an average density of 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.07% White, 0.08% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.There were 387 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.33.