Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota

Krain Township, Minnesota
—  Township  —
Krain Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Stearns
Area
 • Total 44.1 sq mi (114.2 km2)
 • Land 43.4 sq mi (112.3 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation 1,266 ft (386 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 901
 • Density 20.8/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 27-33722[1]
GNIS feature ID 0664645[2]

Krain Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census. It was named for the Austrian Krain region (now part of Slovenia), the origin of many of its first European immigrants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.1 square miles (114 km2), of which, 43.4 square miles (112 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (1.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 901 people, 274 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.8 people per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.11% White, 0.44% Native American, and 0.44% from two or more races.

There were 274 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the township the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 122.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,550, and the median income for a family was $42,228. Males had a median income of $27,768 versus $20,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,556. About 6.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

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