Maple Grove Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
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Maple Grove Township is a township
in Crow Wing County
, Minnesota
, United States
, not to be confused with the city of Maple Grove
, Minnesota
, a suburb of Minneapolis
. The population was 665 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.1 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.9 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it (4.53%) is water.
of 2000, there were 665 people, 239 households, and 184 families residing in the township. The population density
was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km²). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.60% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 239 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples
living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $56,429. Males had a median income of $37,167 versus $27,375 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $20,552. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Crow Wing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 62,500. Its county seat is Brainerd.-Geography:...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, not to be confused with the city of Maple Grove
Maple Grove, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 50,365 people , 17,532 households, and 13,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,532.3 people per square mile . There were 17,745 housing units at an average density of 539.9 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...
, a suburb of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. The population was 665 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.1 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.9 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it (4.53%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 665 people, 239 households, and 184 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km²). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.60% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 239 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $56,429. Males had a median income of $37,167 versus $27,375 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $20,552. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.