Jessenland Township, Minnesota
Township
The Church of St. Thomas was built in 1870 as focal point of state's oldest Irish farming settlement, established in the 1850s, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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Coordinates: 44°35′40″N 93°56′50″W / 44.59444°N 93.94722°W / 44.59444; -93.94722
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Sibley
Area
• Total	34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2)
• Land	33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
Elevation	988 ft (301 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	481
• Density	14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-31922[2]
GNIS feature ID	0664581[3]

Jessenland Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census.

Jessenland Township was organized in 1858, and was said to be named for Jesse Cameron, a pioneer settler.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89 km²), of which 33.2 square miles (86 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (3.49%) is water.

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 481 people, 160 households, and 130 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.5 inhabitants per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 5.0 per square mile (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.88% White, 0.42% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 160 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 13.1% 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 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $59,107. Males had a median income of $32,115 versus $26,042 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,758. About 1.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.