Lorain Township, Minnesota
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Lorain Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 km² (35.1 mi²). 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.83%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 278 people, 111 households, and 89 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.1/km² (8.0/mi²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 1.3/km² (3.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.64% White and 0.36% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 111 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 18.9% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,821, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,109. About 4.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.9% of those sixty five or over.
