Silver Creek Township, Lake County, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Silver Creek Township is a township in Lake County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 1,178 at the 2000 census
.
Minnesota State Highway 61
serves as a main arterial route in the township.
, the township has a total area of 296.6 square miles (768.3 km²), of which, 294.8 square miles (763.6 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (0.61%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,178 people, 488 households, and 368 families residing in the township. The population density
was 4.0 people per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 984 housing units at an average density of 3.3/sq mi (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.88% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races
, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 488 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples
living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,662, and the median income for a family was $49,808. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $20,522. About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Lake County, Minnesota
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 10,866. Its county seat is Two Harbors. Lake County was founded on February 20, 1855, as Superior County, though its name was changed on March 3, of that year to St. Louis County. On March 1, 1856, St...
, 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 1,178 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...
.
Minnesota State Highway 61
Minnesota State Highway 61
Minnesota State Highway 61 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the junction of Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota 61 in Duluth and continues northeast to its northern terminus at the U.S.-Canadian border near Grand Portage...
serves as a main arterial route in the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 296.6 square miles (768.3 km²), of which, 294.8 square miles (763.6 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (0.61%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,178 people, 488 households, and 368 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 4.0 people per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 984 housing units at an average density of 3.3/sq mi (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.88% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 488 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% 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, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,662, and the median income for a family was $49,808. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $22,500 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 $20,522. About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.