Great Scott Township, Minnesota
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Great Scott Township is a township in St. Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 561 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 169
serves as a main arterial route in the township.
, the township has a total area of 64.4 square miles (166.8 km²), of which 63.1 square miles (163.4 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), or 2.08%, is water.
of 2000, there were 622 people, 242 households, and 171 families residing in the township. The population density
was 9.9 people per square mile (3.8/km²). There were 275 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.14% White, 0.96% Native American, 0.16% from other races
, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.
There were 242 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples
living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $51,618. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $23,906 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $18,106. About 9.9% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
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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 561 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 169
U.S. Route 169
U.S. Route 169 currently runs for 966 miles from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at U.S. Route 64.-Oklahoma:U.S. Highway 169 is a major south–north highway spanning in Oklahoma. The southern terminus for US-169 is Memorial Drive...
serves as a main arterial route in the township.
Name
The township was named by the board of county commissioners. Great Scott was a favorite oath of one of the commissioners, and the name was granted in a moment of irreverent humor.Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 64.4 square miles (166.8 km²), of which 63.1 square miles (163.4 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), or 2.08%, is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 622 people, 242 households, and 171 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 9.9 people per square mile (3.8/km²). There were 275 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.14% White, 0.96% Native American, 0.16% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.
There were 242 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% 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, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $51,618. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $23,906 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 $18,106. About 9.9% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.