Swan River Township, Minnesota
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Swan River Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 97.8 km² (37.8 mi²). 95.6 km² (36.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.25%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 755 people, 238 households, and 197 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.9/km² (20.5/mi²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 2.6/km² (6.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.87% White, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 238 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.54.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 125.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,536, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $23,382 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,819. About 4.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
