Teien Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Teien Township is a township in Kittson County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.
Minnesota State Highways 11
and 220
are two of the main routes in the township.
The former community of Robbin
was located within Teien Township.
, the township has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.7 km²), of which, 28.8 square miles (74.5 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.68%) is water.
of 2000, there were 85 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the township. The population density
was 3.0 people per square mile (1.1/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 1.8/sq mi (0.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 38 households out of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples
living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.62.
In the township the population was spread out with 12.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $21,792. There were 5.7% of families and 4.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Kittson County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,285 people, 2,167 households, and 1,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile . There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of 2 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 85 at the 2000 census.
Minnesota State Highways 11
Minnesota State Highway 11
Minnesota State Highway 11 is a highway in northwest and north-central Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 66 at the North Dakota state line and continues east to its eastern terminus at the community of Island View at Rainy Lake, near International Falls.The route follows the Rainy...
and 220
Minnesota State Highway 220
Minnesota State Highway 220 is a regional trunk highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Climax and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 11 near Drayton, North Dakota. The route runs along and near the Red...
are two of the main routes in the township.
The former community of Robbin
Robbin, Minnesota
Robbin is an abandoned townsite in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.The community was located on the Red River, near Drayton, North Dakota...
was located within Teien Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.7 km²), of which, 28.8 square miles (74.5 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.68%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 85 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 3.0 people per square mile (1.1/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 1.8/sq mi (0.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 38 households out of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.62.
In the township the population was spread out with 12.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $21,250 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 $21,792. There were 5.7% of families and 4.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.