Little Elbow Township, Minnesota
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Little Elbow Township is a township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 31.3 square miles (81.1 km²) of it is land and 4.5 square miles (11.6 km²) of it (12.55%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 225 people, 81 households, and 66 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.2 people per square mile (2.8/km²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 9.0/sq mi (3.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 28.44% White, 66.67% Native American, 2.22% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 81 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $21,750, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $10,101. About 26.9% of families and 31.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those sixty five or over.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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