Straight River Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Straight River Township is a township in Hubbard County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.6 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.8 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (3.00%) is water. The Fish Hook
, Straight
, Shell
and Blueberry
Rivers flow through the township.
of 2000, there were 662 people, 249 households, and 204 families residing in the township. The population density
was 19.3 people per square mile (7.5/km²). There were 304 housing units at an average density of 8.9/sq mi (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.09% White, 0.15% Asian, 0.30% from other races
, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 249 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples
living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,952, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $23,281 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $14,887. About 10.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
Hubbard County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,376 people, 7,435 households, and 5,345 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 12,229 housing units at an average density of 13 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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.6 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.8 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (3.00%) is water. The Fish Hook
Fish Hook River
The Fish Hook River, also spelled Fishhook River, is a tributary of the Shell River, nine miles long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States. The river's source, Fish Hook Lake, collects short tributaries known as the Portage River and the Potato River...
, Straight
Straight River (central Minnesota)
The Straight River is a tributary of the Fish Hook River, long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Fish Hook, Shell, and Crow Wing Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of approximately in a rural region...
, Shell
Shell River (Minnesota)
The Shell River is a tributary of the Crow Wing River, 45 miles long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Crow Wing River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining a rural region....
and Blueberry
Blueberry River (Minnesota)
The Blueberry River is a tributary of the Shell River, approximately twenty miles long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States...
Rivers flow through the township.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 662 people, 249 households, and 204 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 19.3 people per square mile (7.5/km²). There were 304 housing units at an average density of 8.9/sq mi (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.09% White, 0.15% Asian, 0.30% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 249 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% 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 17.7% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,952, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $23,281 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 $14,887. About 10.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.