Shooks Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Shooks Township is a township in Beltrami County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 190 as of the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²), of which, 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
of 2000, there were 190 people, 67 households, and 54 families residing in the township. The population density
was 5.2 people per square mile (2.0/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 2.2/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 1.05% Native American, and 1.58% from two or more races.
There were 67 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples
living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% 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 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $21,500, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $10,554. About 26.3% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those sixty five or over.
Beltrami County, Minnesota
Beltrami County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 44,442. Its county seat is Bemidji. Portions of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county. The northernmost portion of the Mississippi River flows...
, 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 190 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 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²), of which, 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Unincorporated towns
- ShooksShooks, MinnesotaShooks is a small unincorporated community in Shooks Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located northeast of Bemidji at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 1 and 72.-Further reading:...
at 47.8741235°N 94.4382911°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways
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Minnesota State Highway 1Minnesota State Highway 1Minnesota State Highway 1 is a highway in northwest and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 54 at the North Dakota state line and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Minnesota Highway 61 at the unincorporated town of Illgen City in Beaver Bay... -
Minnesota State Highway 72Minnesota State Highway 72Minnesota State Highway 72 is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 71 in Blackduck and continues north to its northern terminus at the Canadian border in Baudette...
Adjacent townships
- Kelliher Township (north)
- Nore Township, Itasca County (southeast)
- Hornet Township (south)
- Langor Township (southwest)
- Cormant Township (west)
- Woodrow TownshipWoodrow Township, Beltrami County, MinnesotaWoodrow Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 74 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles , all of it land.-Adjacent townships:* Shotley Township *...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 190 people, 67 households, and 54 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 5.2 people per square mile (2.0/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 2.2/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 1.05% Native American, and 1.58% from two or more races.
There were 67 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% 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, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% 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 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $21,500, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $18,750 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 $10,554. About 26.3% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those sixty five or over.