Artichoke Township, Minnesota
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Artichoke Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 84 at the 2000 census. Artichoke is also the name of an unincorporated hamlet within Artichoke Township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.1 km² (35.6 mi²). 83.5 km² (32.2 mi²) of it is land and 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²) of it (9.39%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 84 people, 31 households, and 23 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.0/km² (2.6/mi²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 0.6/km² (1.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 31 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 115.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $20,893 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,471. There were 5.3% of families and 13.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 36.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
