Spooner Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Spooner Township is a township in Lake of the Woods County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 281 at the 2000 census. Spooner Township adjoined the Village of Spooner, which merged with Baudette
in 1954. Spooner was largely destroyed in the Baudette Fire of 1910
. The artist Maurice Noble
was born in Spooner.
, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (86.9 km²), of which, 33.5 square miles (86.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.
of 2000, there were 281 people, 113 households, and 77 families residing in the township. The population density
was 8.4 people per square mile (3.2/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.09% White, 2.14% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 113 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples
living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% 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 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,389, and the median income for a family was $50,556. Males had a median income of $48,125 versus $24,432 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $21,978. About 12.5% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.1% of those sixty five or over.
Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota
Lake of the Woods County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 4,045. Its county seat is Baudette. The county contains the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 States, and includes the U.S. portion of Lake of the Woods, shared with...
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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...
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United States
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. The population was 281 at the 2000 census. Spooner Township adjoined the Village of Spooner, which merged with Baudette
Baudette, Minnesota
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,104 people, 490 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was 334.1 people per square mile . There were 540 housing units at an average density of 163.4 per square mile...
in 1954. Spooner was largely destroyed in the Baudette Fire of 1910
Baudette Fire of 1910
The Baudette Fire, also known as the Spooner-Baudette Fire, was a large wildfire that burned in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, including nearly all of the twin towns of Spooner and Baudette on October 7, 1910. In addition to Baudette, the fire also burned the villages of Graceton, Pitt,...
. The artist Maurice Noble
Maurice Noble
Maurice Noble was an American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate of animation director Chuck Jones, most notably at Warner Bros. in the 1950s...
was born in Spooner.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (86.9 km²), of which, 33.5 square miles (86.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 281 people, 113 households, and 77 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 8.4 people per square mile (3.2/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.09% White, 2.14% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 113 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% 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, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% 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 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,389, and the median income for a family was $50,556. Males had a median income of $48,125 versus $24,432 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 $21,978. About 12.5% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.1% of those sixty five or over.