Forest Township, Becker County, Minnesota
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Forest Township is a township in Becker County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 58 as of the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²), of which 32.4 square miles (83.9 km²) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) (10.03%) is water. Bad Medicine Lake
and Big Basswood Lake are the two largest lakes in the township.
of 2000, there were 58 people, 32 households, and 23 families residing in the township. The population density
was 1.8 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 32 households out of which 3.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples
living together, and 28.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 3.4% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 5.2% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 58.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $49,167, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $81,007 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $30,232. There were 8.3% of families and 6.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Becker County, Minnesota
Becker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 32,504. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. A portion of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into 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...
, United States
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. The population was 58 as of the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²), of which 32.4 square miles (83.9 km²) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) (10.03%) is water. Bad Medicine Lake
Bad Medicine Lake
Bad Medicine Lake is a spring-fed lake located in Forest Township in Becker County, Minnesota. It got its name from the fact that early Native Americans in the area thought that a lake with neither inlet nor outlet was a place of bad omen and would not hunt or fish near the lake. The lake is...
and Big Basswood Lake are the two largest lakes in the township.
Lakes
- Bad Medicine Lake
- Bass Lake
- Big Basswood Lake
- Equay Lake
- Gardner Lake
- Kneebone Lake
- Little Basswood Lake
- Mallard Lake
- Missouri Lake
- Sockeye Lake
Adjacent townships
- Long Lost Lake Township, Clearwater County (north)
- Savannah Township (east)
- Two Inlets Township (southeast)
- Pine Point Township (south)
- Round Lake TownshipRound Lake Township, Becker County, MinnesotaRound Lake Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 157 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.6 square miles , of which 64.1 square miles is land and 8.5 square...
(west) - La Prairie Township, Clearwater County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 58 people, 32 households, and 23 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 1.8 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 32 households out of which 3.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% 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, and 28.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 3.4% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 5.2% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 58.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $49,167, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $81,007 versus $11,250 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 $30,232. There were 8.3% of families and 6.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.