Hazelton Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
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Hazelton Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 712 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 183.3 km² (70.8 mi²). 72.8 km² (28.1 mi²) of it is land and 110.5 km² (42.7 mi²) of it (60.27%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 712 people, 345 households, and 233 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.8/km² (25.3/mi²). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 11.7/km² (30.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.21% White, 0.56% African American, 2.53% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 345 households out of which 15.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.44.
In the township the population was spread out with 13.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 18.0% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,056, and the median income for a family was $35,577. Males had a median income of $35,263 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,731. About 6.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
