Balsam Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
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Balsam Township is a township in Aitkin County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 34 as of the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.3 km²), of which 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (2.04%) is water.
of 2000, there were 34 people, 16 households, and 11 families residing in the township. The population density
was 0.9 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 1.2/sq mi (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.94% of the population.
There were 16 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples
living together, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.36.
In the township the population was spread out with 14.7% under the age of 18, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 41.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $18,250, and the median income for a family was $17,500. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $8,973. There were 12.5% of families and 13.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.
Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population is 16,202. Its county seat is Aitkin. A portion of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county.-History:...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
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. The population was 34 as of the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.3 km²), of which 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (2.04%) is water.
Lakes
- Little Prairie Lake
- Little Savanna Lake
- Loon Lake (east quarter)
- Savanna Lake
- Shumway Lake
- Stony Lake
- Wolf Lake (vast majority)
Adjacent townships
- Halden Township, St. Louis County (northeast)
- Prairie Lake Township, St. Louis County (east)
- Beseman Township, Carlton County (southeast)
- Haugen Township (south)
- Shamrock Township (southwest)
- Turner Township (west)
- Cornish TownshipCornish Township, Aitkin County, MinnesotaCornish Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 27 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and is water....
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 34 people, 16 households, and 11 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 0.9 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 1.2/sq mi (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.94% of the population.
There were 16 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.36.
In the township the population was spread out with 14.7% under the age of 18, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 41.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $18,250, and the median income for a family was $17,500. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $8,973. There were 12.5% of families and 13.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.