White Township, Minnesota
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White Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,477 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 293.8 km² (113.4 mi²). 282.9 km² (109.2 mi²) of it is land and 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it (3.72%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,477 people, 1,466 households, and 976 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.3/km² (31.8/mi²). There were 1,645 housing units at an average density of 5.8/km² (15.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.03% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 1,466 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,529, and the median income for a family was $45,257. Males had a median income of $43,854 versus $24,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,431. About 7.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
