Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota

Stanchfield Township, Minnesota
Township
Stanchfield Township, Minnesota

Location within the state of Minnesota

Coordinates: 45°41′9″N 93°11′44″W / 45.68583°N 93.19556°WCoordinates: 45°41′9″N 93°11′44″W / 45.68583°N 93.19556°W
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Isanti
Area
  Total 34.6 sq mi (89.7 km2)
  Land 33.8 sq mi (87.6 km2)
  Water 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation 938 ft (286 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,120
  Density 33.1/sq mi (12.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55080
Area code(s) 320
FIPS code 27-62347[1]
GNIS feature ID 0665692[2]

Stanchfield Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,120 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (89.7 km²), of which 33.8 square miles (87.5 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (2.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2004, there were 130,893,302,443 people, 407 households, and 306 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.1 people per square mile (12.8/km²). There were 427 housing units at an average density of 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.02% White, 0.27% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 407 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% 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 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 116.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,588, and the median income for a family was $54,911. Males had a median income of $36,202 versus $28,438 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,351. About 3.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

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