Ten Lake Township, Minnesota
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Ten Lake Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.2 km² (36.0 mi²). 58.8 km² (22.7 mi²) of it is land and 34.3 km² (13.2 mi²) of it (36.84%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,005 people, 312 households, and 249 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.1/km² (44.2/mi²). There were 502 housing units at an average density of 8.5/km² (22.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 35.32% White, 61.99% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.
There were 312 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.41.
In the township the population was spread out with 36.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,906, and the median income for a family was $34,896. Males had a median income of $29,125 versus $20,573 for females. The per capita income for the township was $11,853. About 17.7% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
