Glencoe Township, McLeod County, Minnesota

Glencoe Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 514 at the 2020 census.

When organized, Glencoe Township took the name of its largest settlement: Glencoe, Minnesota.

Geography
The township is in southern McLeod County. The city of Glencoe, a separate municipality, is bordered by the northeastern and southeastern parts of the township. The southern boundary of the township is the Sibley County line.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glencoe Township has a total area of 33.5 sqmi, of which 33.3 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi, or 0.40%, are water. Buffalo Creek flows across the southern part of the township from west to east. The entire township is part of the Crow River watershed.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 565 people, 205 households, and 169 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.7 PD/sqmi. There were 213 housing units at an average density of 6.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.05% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,089, and the median income for a family was $56,042. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,445. About 3.5% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.