Chengwatana Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Chengwatana Township is a township in Pine County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 809 at the 2000 census. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe
Zhingwaadena (White-pine Town), applied originally to an Ojibwe village
located at the confluence of the Snake River
with the St. Croix River
. Neighbouring Pine City Township
and the City of Pine City
get their names from the English
translation of Chengwatana.
, the township has a total area of 47.3 square miles (122.5 km²), of which, 45.8 square miles (118.6 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it (3.20%) is water.
of 2000, there were 809 people, 290 households, and 218 families residing in the township. The population density
was 17.7 people per square mile (6.8/km²). There were 480 housing units at an average density of 10.5/sq mi (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% White, 0.25% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 290 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples
living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 17.6% 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 2.79 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $50,938. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $23,269 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,974. About 6.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
Pine County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,530 people, 9,939 households, and 6,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 15,353 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 809 at the 2000 census. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe
Ojibwe language
Ojibwe , also called Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of the Algonquian language family. Ojibwe is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems...
Zhingwaadena (White-pine Town), applied originally to an Ojibwe village
Chengwatana, Minnesota
Chengwatana was an Ojibwa village, located along the lower course of the Snake River, Minnesota. Its name in Ojibwe was Zhingwaadena, a contraction of Zhingwaak-oodena or "White-Pine Town"; English uses the French transcription of the Ojibwe...
located at the confluence of the Snake River
Snake River (St. Croix River)
The Snake River is a tributary of the St. Croix River in east central Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name . Its name is a translation from the Ojibwa Ginebigo-ziibi after the Dakota peoples who made their homes along this river...
with the St. Croix River
St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)
The St. Croix River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The lower of the river form the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The river is a National Scenic Riverway under the protection of the National Park Service. A...
. Neighbouring Pine City Township
Pine City Township, Minnesota
Pine City Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, located south and east of the city of Pine City. The township population was 1,249 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and the City of Pine City
Pine City, Minnesota
Pine City is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,123 at the 2010 census. Pine City is the county seat of, and the largest city in, Pine County...
get their names from the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation of Chengwatana.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 47.3 square miles (122.5 km²), of which, 45.8 square miles (118.6 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it (3.20%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 809 people, 290 households, and 218 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 17.7 people per square mile (6.8/km²). There were 480 housing units at an average density of 10.5/sq mi (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% White, 0.25% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 290 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 17.6% 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 2.79 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $50,938. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $23,269 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $16,974. About 6.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.