Houston Township, Houston County, Minnesota

Houston Township is a township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 438 at the 2000 census.Houston Township was organized in 1858, and named for Samuel Houston, as was Houston County.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.5sqmi, of which 33.3sqmi of it is land and 0.3sqmi of it (0.81%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 438 people, 162 households, and 127 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.2 people per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 5.3/sq mi (2.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% White, 1.14% Native American, 0.23% Pacific Islander, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.There were 162 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.0% 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 2.70 and the average family size was 3.01.