Alta Vista Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Alta Vista Township is a township (T113N R44W) in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 212 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 212 people, 71 households, and 59 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.8 people per square mile (2.2/km²). There were 76 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 71 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 120.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,125, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $23,000 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,063. About 3.4% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 35.2% of those sixty five or over.

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