Northern Township, Minnesota

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Northern Township, Minnesota
Northern Township, Minnesota (Minnesota)
Northern Township, Minnesota
Northern Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°31′40″N 94°52′26″W / 47.52778, -94.87389
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Beltrami
Area
 - Total 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km²)
 - Land 27.5 sq mi (71.3 km²)
 - Water 7.3 sq mi (18.8 km²)
Elevation 1,355 ft (413 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,021
 - Density 146.1/sq mi (56.4/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56601
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-46906[1]
GNIS feature ID 0665153[2]

Northern Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,021 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.1 km²), of which, 27.5 square miles (71.3 km²) of it is land and 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²) of it (20.90%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,021 people, 1,469 households, and 1,123 families residing in the township. The population density was 146.1 people per square mile (56.4/km²). There were 1,691 housing units at an average density of 61.4/sq mi (23.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.89% White, 0.22% African American, 5.37% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 1,469 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,535, and the median income for a family was $48,800. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $21,884 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,843. About 5.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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